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Judiciary Committee advances four bills on service fees, corrections partnerships, background checks and consumer solicitations
Summary
The Kansas Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance four bills: HB 2182 on service-of-process fees for certain protection orders; HB 2215 expanding Department of Corrections public‑private partnership allowances; HB 2342 allowing background checks for Department of Commerce employees; and HB 2118 tightening disclosure requirements for solicitations that resemble government filings.
The Kansas Senate Judiciary Committee took final action on four bills during the meeting, moving each out of committee by voice vote.
House Bill 2182 would create an exception to the standard $15 charge for service of process when the underlying case is filed under the Protection from Abuse Act or related proceedings (including protection from ****** assault, human trafficking, and similar out-of-jurisdiction proceedings). The reviser said the bill ‘‘would create an exception to that $15 charge for serving process’’ in those cases. Senator Shane moved to pass HB 2182 favorably and asked to place it on the consent calendar; the motion carried on a voice vote (ayes recorded).
House Bill 2215, the Department of Corrections measure, would raise the permitted allowance for public-private partnerships from the current 25% to 50%, according to the reviser’s brief. Senator Titus moved to recommend HB 2215 favorably; the committee approved the motion by voice vote.
House Bill 2342 would allow the Secretary of Commerce to obtain state and national criminal-history record checks for final applicants and employees in sensitive positions within the Department of Commerce. Committee members described the change as aligning the department with common agency practice; Senator Shane offered and the committee adopted an amendment moving the bill’s effective date from statute-book publication to publication in the Kansas Register before passing the bill as amended by voice vote.
House Bill 2118, a Consumer Protection Act amendment, would require certain solicitations that mimic official filings to be labeled clearly as advertisements and would expand the definition of “consumer” in that context so LLCs and other business entities are covered. The chair said the revision mirrors language in existing Consumer Protection Act sections; Senator Rose moved to pass HB 2118 as amended, and the motion carried on a voice vote.
All four motions were made, seconded and passed by voice vote with no roll‑call tallies recorded in the hearing transcript. Committee members indicated some bills would be placed on the consent calendar for floor consideration.
