Prohibiting certain persons from recovering damages in certain civil actions and creating requirements for actions involving negligent security.
This Kansas bill restricts negligence lawsuit recoveries for specific groups: individuals who engaged in wrongful conduct (requiring defendants to prove this by preponderance of evidence), and unauthorized immigrants in auto accident cases (requiring plaintiffs to prove legal status to claim lost wages). It also changes negligent security duties, requiring property owners to only protect against third-party harm if they knew of similar incidents within the past year, with specific compliance methods (e.g., contacting police or hiring security) creating a presumption of duty fulfillment. Courts must apportion fault among all involved parties - including victims, owners, third parties, and government entities - in negligent security cases, while prohibiting evidence about criminal penalties or financial resources during trials.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2026
Last action Mar 20, 2026
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What changed between versions
{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}
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As Amended by House Committee on Judiciary
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MINOR
The bill text was reformatted to reflect amendments by the House Committee on Judiciary rather than the Senate Committee of the Whole. The substantive legal language regarding negligent security duties, liability apportionment, and exemptions remains identical to the previous version.
Scope change
No change in the bill's scope or applicability; the text covers the same legal standards for property owners and security contractors.
TECHNICAL
The header identifying the amending committee was updated from 'Senate Committee of the Whole' to 'House Committee on Judiciary', and the page numbering and formatting were adjusted to match the new amendment stage.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Judiciary
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 30, Nay 10
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Cindy Holscher
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Kellie Warren was adopted
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Kellie Warren
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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