Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 481: Permitting a municipal judge to initiate a psychiatric or psychological examination to determine competence and setting forth relevant procedures.
Passed one chamber Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 481 is a bill introduced in the Kansas Senate on February 4, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Permitting a municipal judge to initiate a psychiatric or psychological examination to determine competence and setting forth relevant procedures. Primary sponsor: Committee on Judiciary. Most recent recorded action (March 20, 2026): Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507.
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Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee on Judiciary | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Judiciary
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Introduced