Kansas - Session 2025-2026
Title: HB2696 - Providing for the modernization of notarization and the notary public process with respect to real estate documents for the purpose of mitigation of real estate document-related fraud, requiring the development, implementation and administration of a two-tiered authentication system for notarization of real estate documents and requiring use of a 3D biometric antifraud system by all notaries public by December 31, 2027.
AN ACT concerning the modernization of notarization and the notary public process with respect to real estate documents; concerning mitigation of real estate document-related fraud; creating a new category of verified notaries public with respect to real estate documents; providing for the development, implementation and administration of a device-bound authentication system for notarization of real estate documents; requiring the use of a three-dimensional liveness biometric antifraud system by all notaries public in such new category by December 31, 2027; amending K.S.A. 58-2209 and 58-2211 and repealing the existing sections.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-11 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-02-11 | Latest Action | Hearing: Monday, February 16, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-N |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 2479 | HB2479 - Authorizing electronic monitoring with victim notification as a condition of release prior to trial for certain offenders charged with a domestic violence offense, domestic battery, stalking or violation of a protective order. | enrolled |
| HB 2518 | HB2518 - Increasing the criminal penalties for certain violations of the crime of breach of privacy and modifying the culpable mental state required to commit such crime. | enrolled |
| HB 2574 | HB2574 - Removing the expiration on certain cybersecurity requirements, modifying the duties of chief information security officers and cybersecurity programs, requiring assessment of executive branch agency compliance with cybersecurity requirements, providing for consideration of such compliance by the legislature during the budget process and creating the judicial branch technology oversight council. | enrolled |
| HB 2594 | HB2594 - Modifying the elements of the crime of blackmail related to threatened dissemination of any image, video or other recording of another identifiable person who is nude or engaged in sexual activity by changing the connection to breach of privacy and describing the content of the image, video or other recording. | in_committee |
| SB 410 | SB410 - Providing that earned wage access service registrants are subject to the Kansas financial institutions information security act. | unknown |
| HB 2772 | HB2772 - Enacting the Kansas age-appropriate design code act to require businesses to assess and mitigate risks of compulsive use in minors; enacting the Kansas stopping likeness abuse by nonconsensual digital replicas act to create a private right of action for the unauthorized digital replication and distribution of individuals' digital likenesses; enacting the Kansas saving human connection act to prohibit deceptive practices and ensure transparency in chatbot interactions. | in_committee |
| SB 499 | SB499 - Enacting the Kansas age-appropriate design code act to require businesses to assess and mitigate risks of compulsive use in minors, enacting the Kansas stopping likeness abuse by nonconsensual digital replicas act to create a private right of action for the unauthorized digital replication and distribution of individuals' digital likenesses and enacting the Kansas saving human connection act to prohibit deceptive practices and ensure transparency in chatbot interactions. | in_committee |
| HB 2271 | HB2271 - Removing the expiration of provisions relating to moving cybersecurity services under the chief information technology officer of each branch of government. | in_committee |