HB 2655

Kansas House bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: April 10, 2026.

HB2655 - Authorizing the chief judge of each municipal court to establish a specialty court program, providing for expungement when a person has completed the requirements of such program, authorizing judges to waive the fee in expungement cases by reviewing and granting a poverty affidavit and requiring judges to waive the fee for petitions for expungement of municipal arrest records in certain cases.

Bill ID KS-2025-2026-HB-2655
Session 2025-2026
Status in_committee
Committee Judiciary
House in_committee 2026-04-10
Summary

Authorizing the chief judge of each municipal court to establish a specialty court program, providing for expungement when a person has completed the requirements of such program, authorizing judges to waive the fee in expungement cases by reviewing and granting a poverty affidavit and requiring judges to waive the fee for petitions for expungement of municipal arrest records in certain cases.

Sponsor
House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-02-03 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-10 Status in_committee
2026-04-10 Latest Action Died in Senate Committee
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