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Judiciary committee advances revised Judicial Branch budget, approves specialty-court funding and other recommendations
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Judicial Branch budget recommendations: restoring 3 specialty-court FTEs (FY26), removing $325,000 for a learning center (FY26), approving a $1,045,000 FY27 enhancement for specialty courts (including 3 FTEs), and advancing funding for Kansas Legal Services and a rural justice initiative; voice votes carried recommendations to the Ways and Means process.
The Senate Judiciary Committee completed its first budget hearing on the Judicial Branch and advanced a set of recommendations for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
Process and guidance: Molly Pratt, fiscal analyst with the Legislative Research Department (KLRD), explained that enhancement requests shown in the FY27 materials are not currently in Senate Bill 315 as introduced and that committee members must move motions to add or remove enhancement items. Pratt also noted one FY26 line is a $5,320 lapse of reappropriated funds currently included.
FY26: Senator Titus moved to restore three authorized FTEs for specialty courts in FY26, arguing the positions are already funded and…
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