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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas authorizes crime victims compensation fund to pay sexual assault examination fees
Last action · April 9, 2026: Engrossed on Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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What This Bill Does
House Bill 2613 authorizes the to establish fees for sexual assault forensic examinations, pay those fees out of the crime victims compensation fund, and adopt related administrative rules. The measure also establishes strict confidentiality rules for board records with specific exceptions for child abuse investigations and fraud prosecutions, and takes effect upon publication in the statute book.
The measure shifts the financial responsibility for sexual assault forensic examinations to the while keeping victim records confidential from general civil or criminal discovery processes.
- The Kansas crime victims compensation board operates within the state framework to assist victims with out-of-pocket losses resulting from violent crimes. context
- K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 65-448, 74-7304, 74-7308, and 74-7317 govern the statutory duties of medical facilities, evidence collection, and fund management in Kansas. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Crime victims compensation board
The board is granted authority to establish examination fees, adopt related administrative rules, and pay examination costs out of the crime victims compensation fund.
Sexual assault victims
Victims are protected from being billed for sexual assault medical examinations and evidence collection kits.
Medical care facilities
Facilities performing sexual assault examinations must comply with evidence collection standards and submit examination data under updated board guidelines.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is responsible for paying the fee for a sexual assault medical examination?
Are records submitted to the crime victims compensation board kept private?
What happens to unreported sexual assault kits?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
25 actions- Apr 9, 2026HouseEngrossed on Tuesday, March 31, 2026
- Apr 9, 2026HouseEnrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- Apr 9, 2026HouseEnrolledApproved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
- Mar 27, 2026HouseConcurred with amendments in conference
- Mar 24, 2026SenateFloorMotion to accede adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Titus, Senator Corson, , appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026HouseNonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed , and
Show 19 earlier actions
- Mar 19, 2026SenateCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Mar 19, 2026SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Mar 19, 2026SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 19, 2026Senatefa_fabc_912
- Mar 19, 2026SenateFloorEmergency Final Action - Passed as amended
- Mar 17, 2026SenateHearing: Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S
- Mar 17, 2026SenateFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
- Feb 26, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 25, 2026SenateIntroducedReceived and Introduced
- Feb 19, 2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Feb 19, 2026HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed
- Feb 19, 2026HouseFloorMotion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
- Feb 19, 2026HouseFloorEmergency Final Action - Passed
- Feb 17, 2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Feb 17, 2026HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar
- Feb 11, 2026HouseFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed by
- Feb 9, 2026HouseHearing: Monday, February 9, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N
- Feb 2, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 2, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Judiciary
Version history
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Discoveries
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Centralization of Sexual Assault Exam Funding
The legislation shifts the administrative and financial burden of paying for sexual assault forensic examinations from local counties to the state crime victims compensation fund.
Sunset Provision on Record Exceptions
The specific exceptions permitting the disclosure of confidential board records for child abuse and fraud investigations carry a strict legislative review expiration date of July 1, 2031.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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