Modifying procedures for the citizen petition process to impanel a citizen grand jury under the Kansas code of criminal procedure, limiting criminal liability for good faith conduct by the person who initiates such petitions and any person who signs such petitions and prohibiting diversion agreements related to a true bill of indictment found by a citizen grand jury.

HB 2529 would change Kansas' process for citizen-initiated grand juries. It requires judges to review petitions for completeness before signature collection begins, sets specific content requirements (like detailed allegations), and mandates signatures equal to 100 plus 2% of the county's last gubernatorial vote total. The bill protects petition initiators and signers from criminal charges for good-faith actions and prohibits diversion agreements (like reduced charges) for cases resulting from these grand juries. Currently pending in the Kansas Judiciary Committee, it has not yet been voted on.