Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas SB91: Providing for payment of interest in civil actions for wrongful conviction and directing the attorney general to seek damages for the state from any person who knowingly contributed to the wrongful conviction and prosecute ouster and criminal proceedings as warranted
Status: In committee, April 10, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning civil actions; relating to actions for wrongful conviction and imprisonment; providing for payment of interest; directing the attorney general to file certain collateral actions; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 60-5004 and repealing the existing section.
From the introduced text, January 28, 2025:
AN ACT concerning civil actions; relating to actions for wrongful conviction and imprisonment; providing for payment of interest; directing the attorney general to file certain collateral actions; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 60-5004 and repealing the existing section. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 60-5004 is hereby amended to read as follows: 60-5004. (a) As used in this section, "claimant" means a person convicted and subsequently imprisoned for one or more crimes that such person did not commit. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, a claimant may bring an action in the district court seeking damages from the state pursuant to this section. (c) (1) The claimant shall establish the following by a preponderance of evidence: (A) The claimant was convicted of a felony crime and subsequently imprisoned; (B) the claimant's judgment of conviction was reversed or vacated and either the charges were dismissed or on retrial the claimant was found to be not guilty; (C) the claimant did not commit the crime or crimes for which the claimant was convicted and was not an accessory or accomplice to the acts that were the basis of the conviction and resulted in a reversal or vacation of the judgment of conviction, dismissal of the charges or finding of not guilty …
Sponsors
- David Haley, David (I) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Committee
- : Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
- : Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Claeys was adopted
- : Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Claeys
- : Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Claeys was rejected
- : Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- : Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- : Hearing continuation: Monday, January 26, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- : Hearing: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- : Engrossed on Thursday, March 13, 2025
Subjects: Attorney General, Civil Procedure and Civil Actions
Common questions
- What is SB91?
- SB91 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Providing for payment of interest in civil actions for wrongful conviction and directing the attorney general to seek damages for the state from any person who knowingly contributed to the wrongful conviction and prosecute ouster and criminal proceedings as warranted.
- What does SB91 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning civil actions; relating to actions for wrongful conviction and imprisonment; providing for payment of interest; directing the attorney general to file certain collateral actions; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 60-5004 and repealing the existing section.
- What is the status of SB91?
- In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB91?
- David Haley, David (I).
- Where is the official record for SB91?
- On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb91/
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