Kansas Civil Rights Bills

Requiring postsecondary educational institutions to provide annual training on freedom of speech, association and exercise of religion to certain individuals based on materials, programs and procedures developed by the state board of regents, in consultation with the attorney general, requiring the state board of regents to confirm that each such institution has complied with training requirements and authorizing the attorney general to bring an action to enforce compliance.

Enacting the Kansas intellectual rights and knowledge act, providing a civil cause of action and penalties for violations of such act and authorizing students and student associations to exercise political and ideological beliefs, values and missions.

Establishing requirements for a county sheriff operating a jail for the enforcement of detainer requests issued by the United States immigration and customs enforcement, requiring municipal insurance pools to provide coverage for law enforcement that enforces federal laws, requiring the state to pay certain judgments in federal court actions, requiring the attorney general to provide representation in certain civil actions and exempting section 287(g) agreements from certain provisions of the...

Providing tenants with relief from use by landlords of old eviction or rental arrears records to deny housing.

Requiring all legislators and the spouses of legislators who are in leadership positions to disclose the amount of any salary they receive paid by public funds, providing that such information be published on the legislative website and requiring such information be provided in statements of substantial interest.

Limiting the restrictions on who is eligible to be a county commissioner to only individuals holding elected office in the same county.

Prohibiting counsel from suggesting an amount of damages for noneconomic loss in civil actions.

Amending the Kansas act against discrimination to include sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and status as a veteran.

Requiring a duly ordained minister of religion to report certain abuse and neglect except when reporting would violate the penitential communication privilege and requiring training for persons obligated to report abuse and neglect.

Modifying an exception to the Kansas open records act that authorizes certain individuals to have identifying information restricted from public access on public websites that identify home addresses or home ownership by providing that certain individuals who were employed for five or more years, certain elected officials and persons who reside at an address that is subject to restriction from public access may request to have such information restricted and removing an exception related to i...

Defining the term "gender" to mean biological sex at birth for purposes of statutory construction, directing the division of motor vehicles to invalidate and reissue driver's licenses when necessary when necessary to correct the gender identification on such licenses and directing the office of vital statistics to invalidate and reissue birth certificates when necessary to correct the sex identification on such certificates.

Enacting the right to speak your truth act to prohibit defamation actions in certain circumstances.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to section 1 of the Kansas bill of rights to affirm that men and women are possessed of equal and inalienable natural rights from conception.

Enacting the providing civil relief from coerced debt act to provide protections and remedies for victims of certain debts constituting a coerced debt because of actions by another individual within the context of domestic violence.

Prohibiting discriminatory practices on the basis of religion at public educational institutions and authorizing the attorney general to investigate violations and assess civil penalties under the Kansas act against discrimination.

Providing for payment of interest in civil actions for wrongful conviction and directing the attorney general to seek damages for the state from any person who knowingly contributed to the wrongful conviction and prosecute ouster and criminal proceedings as warranted.

House Substitute for SB 392 by Committee on Elections - Establishing reasons for withdrawal of candidacy from national, state and local offices, concerning vacancies in the joint candidacy of the governor and lieutenant governor, requiring driver's licenses to reflect citizenship status, requiring provisional ballots be provided to persons showing a driver's license reflecting noncitizenship, require state agencies required by federal law to provide voter registration services to provide quar...

Providing an exception to unauthorized practice of law under the Kansas consumer protection act for an employee of the judicial branch or a district court providing a standard form to a member of the public.

Authorizing the state historical society to convey certain real property located in Johnson county to the Shawnee Tribe; requiring deeds and conveyances contain restrictive covenants prohibiting any gaming or gambling on such property; requiring a report by the Shawnee Tribe every two years for a 10-year period to the joint committee on state-tribal relations regarding the rehabilitation of the property and consultations with other tribes.

Enacting the public official accountability act to provide personal liability for actions by public officials that violate constitutional rights or exceed such official's lawful duties.