KS SB 494
deadExpanding the definition of stalking to include more technology-based methods, requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt policies for making primary aggressor assessments when responding to domestic violence calls and requiring a prosecutor to affirm such assessment was completed, prohibiting public agencies from charging fees to victims of domestic violence for public records, allowing evidence of other domestic violence offenses to be admissible in a criminal action in which the defendant is accused of a domestic violence offense, adding certain contact to options for protection from abuse or stalking orders and allowing lifetime extensions of protection from abuse orders for victims of domestic battery.
Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did KS SB 494 pass?
No. KS SB 494 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-04-10): Died in Committee
What is KS SB 494 about?
KS SB 494 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Expanding the definition of stalking to include more technology-based methods, requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt policies for making primary aggressor assessments when responding to domestic violence calls and requiring a prosecutor to affirm such assessment was completed, prohibiting public agencies from charging fees to victims of domestic violence for public records, allowing evidence of other domestic violence offenses to be admissible in a criminal action in which the defendant is accused of a domestic violence offense, adding certain contact to options for protection from abuse or stalking orders and allowing lifetime extensions of protection from abuse orders for victims of domestic battery.”.
Who sponsors KS SB 494?
Committee on Judiciary is the primary sponsor of KS SB 494.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-05
- Latest action
- 2026-04-10 — Died in Committee
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Committee on Judiciaryprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-10
Died in Committee
failure
2026-02-06
Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-05
Introduced
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Related bills
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