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"It shall be the continuous duty of the judicial council to survey and study the judicial branch of the state and recommend improvements in the administration of justice." K.S.A. 20-2203. This archive contains many of the studies and reports completed by the Judicial Council in recent years.
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Recent Studies and Reports
- Report of the Antitrust Advisory Committee regarding the rule of reason in interpretation of the Kansas Restraint of Trade Act. (December, 2012)
- Report of the Supreme Court Rules Advisory Committee on restyling of District Court Rules and Appellate Court Rules. (May, 2012)
- Report of the Criminal Law Advisory Committee on a proposal to remove felony murder from the first degree murder statute and place it in its own statute. (December, 2010)
- Report of the Criminal Law Advisory Committee on 2010 HB 2502 proposing a Child Witness Protection Act. (December, 2010)
- Report of the Family Law Advisory Committee on 2010 SB 522 relating to step-parent adoptions. (December, 2010)
- Report of the Juvenile Offender / Child in Need of Care Advisory Committee on 2010 HB 2603 relating to expungement of juvenile records. (December, 2010)
- Report of the Lien Law Advisory Committee on 2010 SB 469. (December, 2010)
- Report of the Probate Law Advisory Committee and Family Law Advisory Committee on a proposal to abolish common law marriage. (December, 2010)
- Report of the Probate Advisory Committee on 2010 HB 2514 relating to trusts. (December, 2010)
- Report of the Probate Advisory Committee on 2010 HB 2568 relating to durable powers of attorney. (December, 2010)
- Report of the Supreme Court Rules Advisory Committee on a proposal to eliminate local court rules. (December, 2010)
- Report of the Civil Code Advisory Committee proposing 2010 SB 374 - A bill pertaining to admissibility of expressions of apology by health care providers. (December, 2009)
- Report of the Civil Code Advisory Committee proposing 2010 HB 2656 - A bill based on the extensive set of “style” revisions
to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that became effective 12/01/07. (December, 2009)
- Report of the Criminal Law Advisory Committee proposing 2010 HB 2452 - A bill pertaining to the evaluation at sentencing of a defendant's ability to pay costs and fees. (December, 2009)
- Report of the Family Law Advisory Committee proposing 2010 HB 2667 - A bill recodifying domestic relations statutes into one chapter of the Kansas statutes. See the proposed legislation. (December, 2009)
- Report of the Guardianship and Conservatorship Advisory Committee proposing 2010 HB 2532 - A bill proposing amendments to the Care and Treatment Act for Mentally Ill Persons, the Care and Treatment Act for Persons with an Alcohol or Substance Abuse Problem, and the Kansas Sexually Violent Predator Act relating to quarantine of individuals to prevent spread of communicable disease. (December, 2009)
- Report of the Civil Code Advisory Committee on 2009 SB 32 which would prohibit a court from admitting expressions of apology, fault or sympathy made by a health care provider as evidence of an admission of liability. (December, 2009)
- Report of the Criminal Law Advisory Committee on 2009 HB 2335 relating to a "domestic violence tag" to be incorporated into one's criminal history for tracking purposes. (December, 2009)
- Report of the Criminal Law Advisory Committee on 2009 HB 2204 relating to public release of probable cause warrants. (December, 2009)
- Report of the Criminal Law Advisory Committee on 2009 SB 272 relating to the involuntary commitment of incompetent defendants. (December, 2009)
- Report of the Death Penalty Advisory Committee on 2009 SB 208 which would abolish the death penalty in Kansas. (December, 2009) The proposed re-draft of the bill 2010 SB 375 did not pass.
- Report of the Family Law Advisory Committee on 2009 SB 27 relating to presumption of paternity. (December, 2009)
- Report of the Family Law Advisory Committee on adoption of the 2001 or 2008 version of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA). (December, 2009)
- Report of the Guardianship and Conservatorship Advisory Committee on 2009 SB 235 relating to the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act. (December, 2009)
- Report of the Homeowner's Association Advisory Committee on 2009 HB 2253 which relates to homeowners' associations and apartment owners. (December, 2009)
- Report of the Juvenile Offender/Child in Need of Care Advisory Committee on 2009 HB 2208 which would require that all child in need of care reports be forwarded to the County or District Attorney's office. (December, 2009)
Previous Judicial Council Studies
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