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| Bill | Requiring a proponent to demonstrate that it is more likely than not that certain specialized knowledge will help the trier of fact to understand evidence before certain qualified witnesses may testify. | Requiring a proponent to demonstrate that it is more likely than not that certain specialized knowledge will help the trier of fact to understand evidence before certain qualified witnesses may testify. | us/states/ks | Kansas Legislature | 2025-2026 | SB 398 | Kansas SB 398 (2025-2026) |
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enacted | 3 | 17 | 0 | 2026-01-27 | 2026-04-09 | openstates | ocd-bill/530a9913-a1db-421a-ba6a-6867920be1ec | https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/SB398/ | cfaa5d967ac097b18f4f15bde7cdcdd2ab2d167c515d249f61017a4580c6c79b | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Kansas SB 398 (2025-2026) — Requiring a proponent to demonstrate that it is more likely than not that certain specialized knowledge will help the trier of fact to understand evidence before certain qualified witnesses may testify.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- As Introduced (filed) — source
- As Amended by House Committee (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Sponsors
- Committee on Judiciary — primary (organization)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-04-09 Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 7, 2026
executive-signature - 2026-04-09 Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026
- 2026-03-26 Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1
- 2026-03-23 Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman appointed as conferees
- 2026-03-23 Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson
- 2026-03-18 Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1
passage - 2026-03-18 Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
- 2026-03-18 Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
passage - 2026-03-18 Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
passage - 2026-03-12 Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-02-19 Referred to House Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee - 2026-02-19 Received and Introduced
introduction - 2026-02-18 Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0
passage - 2026-02-18 Committee of the Whole - Be passed
passage - 2026-02-10 Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Judiciary
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-01-28 Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee - 2026-01-27 Introduced
introduction
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/530a9913-a1db-421a-ba6a-6867920be1ec. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).