KS SB494

Expands the definition of stalking to include accessing a victim's email, social media, or connected vehicle accounts, and using surveillance cameras, eavesdropping equipment, spyware, or stalkerware to track location or movement patterns.

Requires law enforcement agencies to adopt written policies for determining the "primary aggressor" when responding to domestic violence calls involving complaints from multiple parties, and prosecutors must affirm a primary aggressor analysis was completed when filing charges.

Prohibits public agencies from charging fees to victims of domestic violence offenses for accessing or obtaining copies of public records related to their case.

Allows evidence of a defendant's commission of other domestic violence offenses to be admissible in criminal trials where the defendant is accused of a domestic violence offense.

Expands protection order options to include prohibiting digital contact, requiring defendants to stay 300 feet from specified locations, and barring access to connected vehicle services; allows lifetime extensions of protection from abuse orders for domestic battery victims.