2010 HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ACTION INDEX BILL NUMBER SUBJECT DATE OF HEARING/ DISCUSSION HOUSE BILLS

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1 2010 HOUSE JUDICIARY ACTION INDEX BILL NUMBER SUBJECT DATE OF HOUSE BILLS HB 2042 Uniform electronic transactions act; failure to register unlawful. 2/2/09 HB 2109 HB 2112 Kansas uniform health care decisions act. (1/19/10 staff briefing) Consumer protection; application of act; definition of consumer; civil penalties; private remedies. 2/9/09 HB 2114 Uniform commercial code, payment of year old check. HB 2123 Court of appeals judges appointed, by governor, subject to senate confirmation; creating a court of appeals nominating commission to evaluate nominees and make recommendations to the governor. 2/12/09 HB 2167 Landowners bill of rights, utility company work on property. 2/9/09 HB 2168 Criminal use of weapons; allowing firefighters to carry switch-blade knives while engaged in the duties of their employment. 2/12/09 cancelled HB 2204 Affidavits and sworn testimony in support of probable cause for issuance of warrant are open court records following execution of a warrant or summons; certain exclusions. 2/11/09 HB 2208 Requiring social and rehabilitation services to furnish a copy of all child in need of care information to county or district attorney. 2/10/09 HB 2210 Child in need of care; jurisdiction in CINC proceedings. 2/10/09 No Action HB 2211 Child in need of care; placement of child in custody. 2/10/09 HB 2217 Telephone solicitations; political calls; no-call list. HB 2226 Allowing the attorney general or the county or district attorney to request of the district court the convening of a grand jury to investigate alleged violations of serious felonies. RE-REFERRED to Judiciary 2/16/10 1/26/10 2/4/10 As HB 2246 Cities; neighborhood organizations; nuisance actions for city code violations. 3/2/09

2 HB 2263 Establishing aggravated driving under the influence, modifying existing DUI statutes. HB 2264 Wrongful death actions; repealing caps on and after July 1, HB 2266 Service members; relating to civil relief, enacting the Kansas military service relief act. 3/3/09 HB 2268 Prohibiting the sale of novelty cigarette lighters. HB 2293 HB 2303 Miki Alert: Requiring law enforcement to request local media venues to broadcast information about registered offenders. Requiring notice of child in need of care proceedings to be provided to grandparents, adult relatives and other potential guardians. 1/20/10 Hearing cancelled. HB 2305 Manufactured homes and mobile homes, treated as real property, when. 2/25/09 HB 2314 Enacting the protective parent reform act. HB 2315 Restricting driving privileges for persons for refusal, failure or high BAC in test to driving with ignition interlock devices. RE-REFERRED to Judiciary 2/27/10 (2/13/09 Moved to Appropriations 2/27/09 Moved to Judicial) 3/4/09 3/19/09 Provisions into Substitute SB 95 HB 2322 In a wrongful death action, person also means an unborn child. HB 2363 SRS prohibited from placing more than six sexually violent predators in any one county on transitional release or conditional release. Note: Also see SB 310) HB 2364 Court procedure; time limitations for filing. 2/1/10 2/8/10 As HB 2376 Emergency management; immunity from liability. HB 2381 Adjusting docket fees for FY 2009 and FY HB 2392 HB 2393 HB2417 Prohibiting request for proposals from limiting location to a geographic area without economic justification. Civil court records; expungement. District judge positions converted to district magistrate judge positions if 20% or less of total district judge and district magistrate judge positions in judicial district are district magistrate judge positions. 1/25/10 HB2418 Carbon dioxide reduction act; limiting liability of the state of Kansas. 1/20/10 1/28/10 As

3 HB2429 Allowing the supreme court to eliminate and reassign district magistrate judge and district judge positions based on caseloads. RE-REFERRED 2/18/10 1/25/10 2/16/10 Hb 2432 HB Criminal law; justified threat or use of force. 2/1/10 2/15/10 As HB2455 Amendments to uniform principal and income act. 1/27/10` 2/2/10 HB2456 Probate; filing of affidavits regarding decedent s probate estate. 1/27/10 2/2/10 as HB 2467 HB 2472 An act relating to motor vehicles; concerning the marking of vehicles of political subdivisions; amending K.S.A and repealing the existing section. HOUSE RULE Kansas uniform common interest owners bill of rights act. Re-assigned to Committee on Local Government 1/21/10 2/8/10 2/10/10 HB 2476 Concerning courts and the judicial branch surcharge fund. 1/26/10 1/28/10 As HB 2494 Children in need of care; removal of child from parent s custody. HB 2513 Children in need of care; runaways. HB 2514 Capacity of settlor of revocable trusts. 2/2/10 Hearing cancelled HB 2525 Open meetings; recording of executive sessions. 2/10/10 2/16/10 Be Failed HB 2528 Amending the court procedure for the forteiture of an appearance bond. 2/2/10 2/8/10 As HB2529 HB 2530 HB 2531 HB 2532 Continuation of certain exceptions to disclosure under the open records act. HOUSE RULE /23/10 Rules and regulations filing act. Referred to Appropriations 2/12/10 Courts; for fiscal year 2011, docket fee percentage from judicial performance fund to go to judicial branch non-judicial salary initiative fund. Concerning the use of restraints and seclusion on mentally ill persons, persons with alcohol or substance abuse and committed sexually violent predators. 2/4/10 2/16/10 As 2/4/10 2/8/10 2/3/10 2/16/10 Be Failed 2/8/10 HB 2545 Increasing the amount of bond deposits to court clerks up to 10% of $25,000. 2/2/10 Hearing Cancelled HB 2557 Removing references to the inheritance tax and limiting the applicability of its provisions. 2/8/10 2/10/10

4 HB 2568 HB Requiring recording of durable power of attorney. 2/9/10 HB 2583 Open records; individual s consent for disclosure of cell phone number, address. HOUSE RULE /23/10 2/9/10 2/15/10 As HB 2585 Concerning marriage license fees and poverty. Note 1: Senate Judiciary gutted this bill and added contents of SB 211. Note 2: House Judiciary on 3/18/10 moved the original contents of HB 2585 into House Sub SB 310 2/9/10 2/15/10 3/18/10 House Sub SB 310 HB 2588 Prepaid funeral plans; increase in amount of irrevocable funds. 2/4/10 Withdrawn - referred to H&H Services HB 2598 Adverse effect on consumer s credit by health care provider s reporting of nonpayment of bill is unconscionable act. HB 2612 Concerning drivers licenses, restrictions and judgments of restitution. 2/10/10 HB 2613 HB 2629 Concerning joinder of persons. Note: Rep. Whitham amended a portion into HB 2656 on 2/16/10, so no longer necessary to hear. Concerning the care of children and orders of temporary custody. 2/10/10 2/16/10 HB 2633 Establishing the community defense act Corrected to be referred to Fed & State HB 2635 Establishing a procedure for preparation and adoption of reapportionment plans. HB 2651 Lottery and parimutuel winnings; child support setoff. 3/1/10 HB 2656 Amendments to the Kansas code of civil procedure. Note: Consensus of committee to pass unamended and to combine amendments for one floor amendment to save printing costs. 2/11/10 2/16/10 HB 2667 Domestic Relations- Recodification 2/11/10 2/15/10 as HB 2668 Crimes, punishment & criminal procedures- recodification 2/11/10 2/15/10 HB 2712 Cemetery corporations, cemetery merchandise contracts, permanent maintenance fund HB 2713 Cemetery corporations, enforcement by secretary of state HB 2714 Restricting KDOT S authority to appeal from awards under eminent domain procedure. Note: Moved contents to SB 269 on 3/18/10. 3/11/10 3/18/10 House Sub 269

5 HCR 5005 Governor appoints supreme court justices, senate confirms; nominating commission membership amended; commission evaluates nominees and makes recommendation. 2/12/09 HCR5026 HCR 5031 SB 6-Sub for S6 SB 92 SB 93 SB 94 SB 167 Requesting the supreme court to conduct a survey and study of the Kansas court system; judicial study advisory committee. Concerning expenditure of public moneys to finance certain litigation against the Legislature or the State of Kansas. SENATE BILLS SB6-Sub for S6 by Committee on Judiciary Professional fund raisers; required disclosures. Child in need of care; jurisdiction on CINC proceedings. Joint committee on special claims against the state; membership; requiring only one attorney member from each house, not two. Child in need of care; placement of child in custody. SB Hospitals; increasing the enforceable limit of a hospital lien 1/25/10 2/16/10 As 3/16/09 3/18/09 Be - Failed SB 222 Emergency medical services, criminal history record checks. 3/8/10 SB 223 Emergency medical services board, authority to issue subpoenas. 1/21/10 2/2/10 No Action Taken SB 224 Emergency medical services board authorized to assess civil fines. 1/21/10 SB 234 Civil procedure; garnishment. 3/4/10 cancelled 3/15/10 SB 269 Conduct and offenses giving rise to forfeiture; adding prostitution and related offenses. (Contents moved and now a shell per revisors. ) Note: Moved the original contents of HB 2714 in to House Sub SB 269 on 3/18/10 3/18/10 House Sub SB 269 as amended SB 305 SB Kansas tort claims act; charitable health care providers. 3/10/10 3/18/10 Sub bill passed as amended SB 310 SB 360 SRS prohibited from placing more than six sexually violent predators in any one county on transitional release or conditional release. This was included in House Sub for SB 91 and signed into law by governor on 4/13/09. Removing limitation on number of small claims that may be filed in a calendar year. 1/20/10 Hearing cancelled. 3/15/10

6 SB 363 Allowing debtors to exempt earned income tax credits during bankruptcy proceedings. 3/11/10 3/17/10 As SB 368 Amending penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. 3/1/10 3/17/10 As SB 369 SB 370 SB 371 Open records; reconciling a conflict. NOTE: Insert HB 2529 Enhanced civil penalties for consumer protection act violations when victim is a veteran, surviving spouse of a veteran or immediate family member of deployed military person. Increasing the property damage amount that would allow the prevailing party to receive attorney fees. (check with Randy H before scheduling) 3/8/10 3/9/10 As 3/9/10 3/10/10 SB 372 Amending the Kansas Act for Obtaining a Guardian or a Conservator, or both. 3/9/10 3/17/10 SB 373 SB 376 Clarifying which municipal ordinance violations require the payment of an assessment. Changing the name of the act for judicial review and civil enforcement of agency actions to the Kansas judicial review act. 3/9/10 3/10/10 3/2/10 3/8/10 BP & CC SB 381 Criminal law; justified threat or use of force. 3/15/10 3/18/10 SB 391 Anatomical gift; first person donor registry. SB 398 Indemnification; amendments to certificate of incorporation or corporate bylaws. 3/3/10 3/3/10 SB 437 Secretary of state; resident agent filing requirements. 3/3/10 3/9/10 SB 438 Business trusts; required filings with the secretary of state. 3/3/10 3/4/10 SB 439 Kansas register; contents, procedure for submitting materials for publication. 3/3/10 3/9/10 SB 440 Repealing statutes on registration of insignias by secretary of state. 3/4/10 3/8/10 BP&CC SB 441 Business entity transactions act; limited partnership mergers. 3/4/10 3/9/10 SB 455 Civil commitment of sexually violent predators; expert testimony 3/8/10 3/18/10 SB 471 Changing crime of harassment by telephone to harassment by telecommunications. 3/17/10 3/18/10

7 SB 460 Children; permanency and priority of orders 3/11/10 3/17/10 As SB 494 SB 519 SB 533 SB Providing for the exercise of the functions of sheriff by the undersheriff of a county Allowing for the use of electronic communication and electronic filing in certain instances. Electronic citations, complaints and notices to appear (Note: HB 2670 in C&JJ) 3/17/10 3/17/10 3/18/10 3/10/10 3/17/10 SB 537 Liens and claims against property; actions concerning validity. 3/10/10 3/18/10 as SCR 1615 th Urging congress and the President to respect the 10 amendment and refrain from passing laws intruding on states rights. 2/25/10 3/3/10 Tabled 3/4/10 As Page 7