---
type: "Bill"
title: "Substitute for HB 2357 by Committee on Judiciary - Providing for expungement of certain court records and consideration of mediation in eviction actions in which the underlying rental agreement is governed by the residential landlord and tenant act."
description: "Substitute for HB 2357 by Committee on Judiciary - Providing for expungement of certain court records and consideration of mediation in eviction actions in which the underlying rental agreement is governed by the residential landlord and tenant act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 2357"
citation: "Kansas HB 2357 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Procedure and Civil Actions", "Consumer Protection", "Real Estate", "Records and Recordation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 37
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-07"
last_action: "2026-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/78b06e67-c7a2-4233-a393-b4384c3bdfc1"
source_url: "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2357/"
source_hash: "ddfc85675bf685a037dbd1e957caaa6b3c00e52d27f6fa28dc3d847b81437713"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ks"]
---

# Kansas HB 2357 (2025-2026) — Substitute for HB 2357 by Committee on Judiciary - Providing for expungement of certain court records and consideration of mediation in eviction actions in which the underlying rental agreement is governed by the residential landlord and tenant act.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/hb_2357/hb2357_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by House Committee on Judiciary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2357/hb2357_02_0000.pdf)
3. **As Amended by Senate Committee on Commerce** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2357/hb2357_04_0000.pdf)
4. **Sub** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2357/hb2357_01_0000.pdf)
5. **{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2357/hb2357_03_0000.pdf)
6. **{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2357/hb2357_05_0000.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2357/hb2357_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Committee on Judiciary — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-04-09** Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-09** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- **2026-04-09** Reengrossed on Tuesday, March 31, 2026
- **2026-03-27** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 118, Nay 3, Absent 4
- **2026-03-27** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 36, Nay 4
- **2026-03-27** Conference committee report now available
- **2026-03-24** Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Larry Alley, Sen. Stephen Owens and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees
- **2026-03-23** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman
- **2026-03-19** Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 33, Nay 7 `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Cindy Holscher was rejected
- **2026-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Cindy Holscher
- **2026-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Joseph Claeys was adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Joseph Claeys
- **2026-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau was rejected
- **2026-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau
- **2026-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. TJ Rose was rejected
- **2026-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. TJ Rose
- **2026-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Stephen Owens was adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Stephen Owens
- **2026-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Commerce `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Commerce; Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-26** Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2026-02-25** Engrossed on Tuesday, February 24, 2026
- **2026-02-19** Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 107, Nay 9, Absent 9 `passage`
- **2026-02-19** Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
- **2026-02-19** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2026-02-19** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Cyndi Howerton was adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-19** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Cyndi Howerton
- **2026-02-19** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-17** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-11** Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to House Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11** Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-07** Referred to House Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-07** Introduced `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/78b06e67-c7a2-4233-a393-b4384c3bdfc1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).