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Committee adopts guardrails on competency-treatment bill, moves it favorably
Summary
An amendment to Senate Bill 374—addressing evaluation and treatment during competency proceedings for serious offenses—was adopted after AG and KCDAA engagement; the amendment sets timelines and evidentiary burdens for forced medication and the committee recommended the bill favorably.
The Senate Judiciary Committee adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 374 that narrows and clarifies when evaluations and involuntary treatment may occur during competency proceedings for defendants charged with the most serious offenses (off-grid severity levels 1–3). After in-committee debate and a statement from the Attorney General’s office that it had worked with the Kansas County and District Attorneys Association (KCDAA) on the language, the committee passed the amendment and recommended the bill favorably.
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