Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 374: Permitting a municipal judge to initiate a psychiatric or psychological examination to determine competence, setting forth relevant procedures and requiring further consideration of evaluation and treatment during the course of competency proceedings for defendants charged with the most serious offenses.

Enacted Last action April 9, 2026: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026

Plain-language summary

SB 374 is a bill introduced in the Kansas Senate on January 22, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Permitting a municipal judge to initiate a psychiatric or psychological examination to determine competence, setting forth relevant procedures and requiring further consideration of evaluation and treatment during the course of competency proceedings for defendants charged with the most serious offenses. Primary sponsor: Committee on Judiciary. Most recent recorded action (April 9, 2026): Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Committee on Judiciary.