Loading chat...
KS HB2134
Bill
Status
4/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Public agencies must use the lowest-cost staff category reasonably necessary to fulfill records requests, with charges based on salary or hourly wage only (no employee benefits costs), and must provide itemized cost statements upon request
-
Records requests exceeding 5 hours of staff time or $200 in estimated costs trigger a requirement for agencies to contact requesters about cost mitigation; requests are deemed withdrawn if no response within 3 business days
-
Records from formally closed investigations where no violation was found and records containing obscene material are added as new exemptions from mandatory public disclosure
-
County and district attorneys must file annual reports on open records and open meetings act violations with the attorney general by October 15 instead of January 15
-
Public bodies that voluntarily live stream meetings must ensure all aspects of the open meeting are observable to the public, though unintentional technological failures do not constitute violations
Legislative Description
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.
Last Action
House Reengrossed on Monday, March 31, 2025
4/11/2025