Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2614

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/11/26  
Engrossed
2/25/26  

Caption

Allowing certain exceptions to the confidentiality of records and information given to the crime victims compensation board.

Impact

The bill amends K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 74-7308, specifying that while generally, all records given to the board will remain confidential, there are circumstances under which these records can be disclosed. For instance, if a victim's mental or physical condition is relevant to their claim, the board can order examinations and autopsies, with provisions for confidentiality to be maintained as much as possible. This could streamline the processing of claims while still providing needed privacy for victims when feasible.

Summary

House Bill 2614 pertains to the Kansas crime victims compensation board, specifically addressing the confidentiality of records associated with crime victim claims. This bill proposes certain exceptions to the rules of confidentiality, thereby altering how and under what circumstances records may be accessed. The core aim is to balance the need for victim confidentiality while allowing pertinent records to be used in legal proceedings or investigations pertaining to claims of compensation.

Contention

There may be points of contention regarding the balance between disclosure for legal accountability and victim privacy. Critics could argue that the exceptions for accessing sensitive records might lead to potential misuse of information related to victims, undermining the confidentiality intended to protect them. Proponents of the bill might contend that these exceptions are crucial for ensuring justice and thoroughness in processing claims, especially in cases involving fraudulent information.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS HB2003

Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, modifying the definition of household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax claims and citing the section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value, providing for certain exclusions from the prohibition of paying taxes under protest after a valuation notice appeal and providing four prior years' values on the annual valuation notice.

KS SB7

Authorizing federally licensed firearm dealers, in addition to county sheriffs, to receive applications for concealed carry licenses and forward such applications to the attorney general, prohibiting sheriffs from assessing any fee related to application services and allowing dealers to assess a fee related to application services not to exceed $20.

KS SB2

Eliminating the income limit to qualify for the subtraction modification exempting social security benefits, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, citing the increased property tax homestead refund claim section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, decreasing the normal privilege tax rate, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district; providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund, reducing the state rate of tax on sales of food and food ingredients and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund from revenue collected.

KS SB1

Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value for property tax valuation purposes, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund and abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund.

KS HB2001

Authorizing the secretary of commerce to enter into agreements with major professional sports franchises to establish STAR bond projects for a major professional sports complex, providing for additional revenue sources, expanding the powers and discretion of the secretary and making other changes to the STAR bonds financing act to facilitate such projects, limiting the secretary’s authority to approve such projects to one year unless extended by the legislative coordinating council, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue STAR bonds for such projects, transferring funds under certain circumstances from the state gaming revenues fund to the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and, if approved by the legislative coordinating council, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

KS SB8

Exempting the sale of firearms, firearms accessories, ammunition, firearm safes and firearm safety devices from the retatilers' sales tax.

KS SB6

Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of electricity to residential premises by municipally owned or operated utilities.

KS HB2002

Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the cutting healthcare costs for all Kansans act.

KS SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

KS HB2004

Authorizing counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.