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Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 487: Requiring the Kansas bureau of investigation to implement a statewide offender registration system for agencies who register offenders under the offender registration act, providing for a petition to determine that an offender is indigent and authorizing a notice to appear to be issued for a violation of the act involving nonpayment of a fee.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 487 is a bill introduced in the Kansas Senate on February 4, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Requiring the Kansas bureau of investigation to implement a statewide offender registration system for agencies who register offenders under the offender registration act, providing for a petition to determine that an offender is indigent and authorizing a notice to appear to be issued for a violation of the act involving nonpayment of a fee. Primary sponsor: Committee on Judiciary. Most recent recorded action (April 9, 2026): Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Committee on JudiciaryPrimary sponsorNot 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

  1. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
  2. Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
  3. Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1
  4. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson
  5. Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Bob Lewis, Rep. Bradley Barrett and Rep. Tobias Schlingensiepen appointed as conferees
  6. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
  7. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
  8. Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
  9. Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1
  10. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
  11. Received and Introduced
  12. Referred to House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source