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Legislative Archives

This page contains information from past Kansas Legislative sessions.


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2022 Session

FINAL REPORTS FOR 2022 LEGISLATIVE SESSION  
Full Report Including all of the smaller reports below 

Same Report as Above But Without the Attachments Below 

Table of Major Law Changes  

Things Every Officer Needs to Know  

Things Every Administrator Needs to Know  

KCJIS-911 Legislative Report 

2021 Session

End of Session Legislative Reports
The following reports summarize the legislation from the 2021 Session becoming law. The further down the list, the more comprehensive the information.

What Officers Need to Know Updated 6/18/21 

What Administrators Need to Know

Summary of Most Important Law Enforcement Related Legislation
     Includes table of changes to felons in possession of firearms statute


Summary of all Legislation Impacting Law Enforcement Updated 6/18/21    

Table of changes to felons in possession of firearms statute (Effective July 1, 2021).
Other End of Session Reports:
Sentencing Commission
Legislative Research:
  • Fiscal Facts (PDF)
  • Summary of Legislation (PDF)
  • Legislative Highlights (PDF)
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2020 Session

Current Reports

Full Session Summary Final Report

Five Things Every Officer Must Know  

Five Things Every Administrator Must Know 


Active Bills  

List of Bills of Interest to LE Introduced in 2020   

Inactive Bills    

2019 Session

Ten Things Every Officer Should Know from the 2019 Legislative Session

Five Things Every Administrator Should Know from the 2019 Legislative Session


Full End of Session Detailed Report 

Hemp Law Amendments      
CBD Law Amendments    
Alcohol Law Amendments  

2018 Session

NEW 6/25/18:
Top 10 Things Line Officers Need to Know 
Top 5 Things Administrators Need to Know 
2018 Complete Legislative Law Enforcement Related Enacted Bill Summary    (Note: This document is large, 15MB)
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2018 Enacted Topic List (No details, but links to bills and legislative summaries) Smaller Document, 484 KB

FOCUSED TOPIC AREA REPORTS
  • Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, LE Procedure (6/4/18)
  • Traffic Law (6/4/18)
  • Firearms Possession Prohibitions (5/3/18) Effective 5/3/18
  • Body and Vehicle Cam Video (5/17/18) Effective 7/1/18
  • Drug Enforcement (5/22/18) Effective 5/24/18
  • Alcohol Laws (5/23/18) Some Effective 5/24/18
  • DUI (6/25/18) Effective 7/1/18
    • Updated to include link to revised statutes.
  • Civil Asset Forfeiture (6/25/18) Effective 7/1/18
    • Updated to include link to revised statutes.
  • Juvenile Crisis Intervention Act (5/29/18) Effective 7/1/18
  • Juvenile Related Legislation
  • Background Investigations (6/25/18) Effective 7/1/18

Enacted Topics Report (5/19/18) [Not Final]
  NOTE: I am still refining the descriptions of some topics.
  This report contains all bills signed by the Governor.
  It does not include legislative topics that will not become law.

KCJIS Related Enacted Topic Report (6/2/18)

List of Law Enforcement Related Bills New in 2018 (4/8/18)


2017 Session

Complete End of Session Report (7/3/17)

Topic List [No Details] (6/29/17)

Ten Things Every Officer Needs to Know
(7/6/17)

Five Things Every Administrator Needs to Know (6/22/17)

Document Explaining the Autism Alert (6/22/17)

Juvenile Justice Related Law Changes (6/22/17)
    This report only covers SB42.

Human Trafficking Related Law Changes (6/22/17)
    This report only covers SB40.

All Juvenile Related Law Changes (6/30/17)
    This report covers both SB40 and SB42 plus other juvenile law changes.

M-Squad: Legislative Update (7/28/17)

Ks Juvenile Officers Association Legislative Report (7/28/17)

Topics by Category (7/3/17)

Topics, Alphabetical (7/3/17)

Complete End of Session Report (7/3/17)

Topic List [No Details] (6/29/17)

Ten Things Every Officer Needs to Know
(7/6/17)

Five Things Every Administrator Needs to Know (6/22/17)

Document Explaining the Autism Alert (6/22/17)

Juvenile Justice Related Law Changes (6/22/17)
    This report only covers SB42.

Human Trafficking Related Law Changes (6/22/17)
    This report only covers SB40.

All Juvenile Related Law Changes (6/30/17)
    This report covers both SB40 and SB42 plus other juvenile law changes.

M-Squad: Legislative Update (7/28/17)

Ks Juvenile Officers Association Legislative Report (7/28/17)

Topics by Category (7/3/17)

Topics, Alphabetical (7/3/17)


2016 Session

Final 2016 Legislative Session Reports are now available for download.

10 Things Every Officer Needs to Know

6 Things Every Administrator Needs to Know
​

Session Summary for Line Officers

Session Summary with all Law Enforcement Related Bills

2015 Session

ANNUAL END OF SESSION REPORTS
        Guide to 2015 Legislative Action for Line Officers   

        Guide to 2015 Legislative Action (FULL REPORT)   

TOP TEN ISSUES REPORTS
        Top 10 things line officers must know from the 2015 session   

        Top 10 things administrators must know from the 2015 session   
Single Topic Reports   

        Firearms Legislation   

        State and Federal Laws Prohibiting Possession of a Firearm   

        Alcohol Legislation   

        Scrap Metal Theft Reduction Act   

        Peer Support Privileged Communications   
            The Peer Support Statute Language   


2014 Session

Top Ten Things Line Officers Must Know (Updated 6/28/14)   

Top Ten Things Law Enforcement Administration Must Know
(Updated 6/28/14)

Line Officers Annual Report  (Updated 6/30/14) 

Full Annual Report of All Law Enforcement Related Bills (Updated 6/30/14)  

2014 Session Law Chapter Index - Sorted by Bill Number (Added 6/21/14)      

2014 Session Law Chapter Index - Sorted by SL Chapter Number (Added 6/21/14)  

2014 New Statute Assigned KSA Numbers (Added 6/30/14)   

2014 Repealed Statute List (Added 6/30/14)  

Alcohol Related Legislation Summary by Alcohol Beverage Control (Added 7/1/14)


2013 Session

Download the complete 2013 Legislative Guide for Law Enforcement Here   
See errata page behind table of contents for list of updates. Includes addition of new statute numbers for new statutes and list of new statute numbers.

FEATURES:
  •     Detailed attachments on critical issues.
  •     Top 10 2013 Legislative Topics Every Officer Needs to Know
  •     Top 12 Administrative and Training Topics from 2013 Legislation
  •     Links to the bills and summaries written by legislative staff


 2013 Line Officer Law Enforcement Legislative Summary just for line officers and supervisors. I have cut out some of the technical legislation and tried to keep this just to those things a line officer, including investigators and supervisors may be confronted with.

List of new KSA numbers for new statutes. (Posted 8/3/13)
This is not the amended statutes, but those that are totally new.

A list of all new, amended and repealed statutes (not just those of law enforcement interest) is available on the website of the Revisor's Office.



2013 Special Session

Hard 50 Sentencing Issue
Final Bill Information

     See final bill as signed by Governor and effective on 9/6/2013

     See Supplemental Note Explaining the Bill

     See the Bill Summary

Background Information
The following documents describe the Alleyne vs. US US Supreme Court case and the impact on standing Kansas Hard 50 sentencing provisions for first degree murder.
  • The case law
  • Impact of the Alleyne Case (Written by the Revisor's Office) 
  • Background of the Hard 50 sentence in Kansas (Written by Kansas Legislative Research) 
  • Attorney General's Letter to the legislature  
  • Preliminary Report of the Special Committee on Judiciary 
  • Fiscal Note based on bill recommended by the Special Committee on Judiciary 

2012 Session

Final Legislative Summaries
     Public Final Guide to 2012 Legislation
     KACP Final Guide to 2012 Legislation
     KSA Final Guide to 2012 Legislation
     KPOA Final Guide to 2012 Legislation

FINAL BILL STATUS

Numerical Listing of Law Enforcement Related Bills Introduced During the 2012 Session

Topical Listing of Law Enforcement Related Bills

All Bills Introduced during 2012 Session

Link to the State Website for All Bills for the 2011 and 2012 Session




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