Authorizing the director of alcoholic beverage control to issue licenses for the sale of alcoholic liquor to persons convicted of a felony if such conviction is more than 10 years old.

SB 15 would amend Kansas liquor licensing laws to allow the director of alcoholic beverage control to issue licenses to individuals convicted of felonies if the conviction occurred more than 10 years before the license application and the applicant demonstrates sufficient rehabilitation. Currently, felony convictions automatically disqualify applicants under K.S.A. 41-311. The bill specifically revises this rule to create an exception for those meeting the 10-year timeline and rehabilitation standard. This directly affects people with past felony convictions seeking to operate liquor businesses in Kansas.