SB 462

Kansas Senate bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: enacted. Latest action: April 9, 2026.

SB462 - Prohibiting persons who engaged in wrongful conduct from recovering damages in certain civil actions, prohibiting certain public nuisance claims, providing that only the attorney general may file claims regarding public nuisances that are not wholly contained in one political subdivision unless the attorney general delegates authorization to file such claims and requiring special injury for certain public nuisance actions.

Bill ID KS-2025-2026-SB-462
Session 2025-2026
Status enacted
Committee Judiciary
Senate enacted 2026-04-09
Summary

Prohibiting persons who engaged in wrongful conduct from recovering damages in certain civil actions, prohibiting certain public nuisance claims, providing that only the attorney general may file claims regarding public nuisances that are not wholly contained in one political subdivision unless the attorney general delegates authorization to file such claims and requiring special injury for certain public nuisance actions.

Sponsor
Senate Committee on Judiciary
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-02-03 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-09 Status enacted
2026-04-09 Latest Action Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 86, Nay 37, Absent 2
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