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KS HB 2696

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Providing for the modernization of notarization and the notary public process with respect to real estate documents for the purpose of mitigation of real estate document-related fraud, requiring the development, implementation and administration of a two-tiered authentication system for notarization of real estate documents and requiring use of a 3D biometric antifraud system by all notaries public by December 31, 2027.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did KS HB 2696 pass?

No. KS HB 2696 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-04-10). Latest recorded action (2026-04-10): Died in Committee

What is KS HB 2696 about?

KS HB 2696 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Providing for the modernization of notarization and the notary public process with respect to real estate documents for the purpose of mitigation of real estate document-related fraud, requiring the development, implementation and administration of a two-tiered authentication system for notarization of real estate documents and requiring use of a 3D biometric antifraud system by all notaries public by December 31, 2027.”.

Who sponsors KS HB 2696?

Committee on Judiciary is the primary sponsor of KS HB 2696.

Introduced
2026-02-04
Latest action
2026-04-10 — Died in Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Judiciaryprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-10

    Died in Committee

    failure

  2. 2026-02-04

    Referred to House Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-04

    Introduced

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2696/

Attribution

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