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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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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.

  1. As Introduced (filed) — source
  2. As Amended by House Committee (committee substitute) — source
  3. 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).