HB 2134
Amending the Kansas open records act by limiting certain charges for furnishing records and employee time required to make records available and exempting certain records from disclosure and amending the Kansas open meetings act by providing for the membership calculation of subordinate groups and requiring public bodies or agencies that live stream meetings to ensure that the public is able to observe.
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Amending the Kansas open records act by limiting certain charges for furnishing records and employee time required to make records available and exempting certain records from disclosure and amending the Kansas open meetings act by providing for the membership calculation of subordinate groups and requiring public bodies or agencies that live stream meetings to ensure that the public is able to observe.
As Amended by Senate Committee
Amending the Kansas open records act regarding charges for records in the state executive branch and other public agencies other than the state legislative and judicial branches, prohibiting charges for electronic copies of records and for determining whether a record exists and limiting charges for employee time required to make records available.
As Amended by House Committee on Judiciary
Amending the Kansas open records act regarding charges for records in the state executive branch and other public agencies other than the state legislative and judicial branches, prohibiting charges for electronic copies of records and for determining whether a record exists and limiting charges for employee time required to make records available.
As Introduced
Amending the Kansas open records act regarding charges for records in the state executive branch and other public agencies other than the state legislative and judicial branches, prohibiting charges for electronic copies of records and for determining whether a record exists and limiting charges for employee time required to make records available.
Amendments, Committee Reports, & Conference Committee Reports
Conference Committee Reports 1
Committee Reports 2
Legislative History
Testimony & Minutes
House · Committee on Judiciary 17
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Presenter | Organization | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2025 | View | Jason Thompson | Office of the Revisor | Bill Brief | |
| Feb 3, 2025 | View | Jason Thompson | Office of the Revisor | Bill Brief | |
| Feb 3, 2025 | View | Jason Thompson | Office of the Revisor | Bill Brief | |
| Feb 3, 2025 | View | Matthew Bingesser | Office of the Attorney General | Neutral | |
| Feb 3, 2025 | View | Danielle Dulin | City of Manhattan | Opponent | |
| Feb 3, 2025 | View | John Goodyear | League of KS Municipalities | Opponent | |
| Feb 3, 2025 | View | Wendy Green | Unified Gob't of Wyandotte Co | Opponent | |
| Feb 3, 2025 | View | Jay Hall | KS Assoc of Counties | Opponent | |
| Feb 3, 2025 | View | Michael Koss | City of Overland Park | Opponent | |
| Feb 3, 2025 | View | Paul Kramer | City of Shawnee | Opponent | |
| Feb 3, 2025 | View | Angela Stallbaumer | KS Assoc of School Boards | Opponent | |
| Feb 3, 2025 | View | Amanda Stanley | City of Topeka | Opponent | |
| Feb 3, 2025 | View | Sheriff Jeff Easter | Sedgwick County | Opponent | |
| Feb 3, 2025 | View | Nick Gregory | City of Maize | Opponent | |
| Feb 3, 2025 | View | Brett Anderson | Private Citizen | Proponent | |
| Feb 3, 2025 | View | Dave Trabert | KS Policy Institute | Proponent | |
| Feb 3, 2025 | View | Emily Bradbury/Alllison Mazzei | KS Press Assoc/KS Assoc of Broadcasters | Proponent |
Senate · Committee on Judiciary 10
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Presenter | Organization | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2025 | View | Matthew Bingesser, Administrative Counsel | Office of the Attorney General | HB2134 Proponent In person | |
| Mar 3, 2025 | View | John Goodyear, General Counsel | League of Kanasa Municipalities | HB2134 Proponent In person | |
| Mar 3, 2025 | View | Dave Trabert, Chief Executive Officer r | Knsas Policy Institute | HB2134 Proponent In person | |
| Mar 3, 2025 | View | Amanda Stanley, City Attorney | City of Topeka | HB2134 Proponent Written | |
| Mar 3, 2025 | View | Ed Klumpp, Legislative Liason | Kansas Sheriffs' Assocation, Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police | HB2134 Proponent Written | |
| Mar 3, 2025 | View | Jay Hall, Deputy Director and General Counsel | Kansas Assocation of Counties | HB2134 Proponent Written | |
| Mar 3, 2025 | View | Natalie Scott, Revisors Office | State of Kansas | HB2134 Bill Brief | |
| Mar 3, 2025 | View | Wendy Weiss, behalf of | Register of Deeds Association | HB2134 Proponent Written | |
| Mar 3, 2025 | View | Clay Barker, General Counsel, Deputy | Secretary of State | HB2134 Neutral In person | |
| Mar 3, 2025 | View | Michael Koss, City Attorney | City of Overland Park | HB2134 Neutral Written |