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Read. Follow. Verify.House Committee on Judiciary proposes eliminating public computer facilities register requirement under Kansas Open Records Act
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 2721 proposes modifying Kansas Open Records Act exemptions by removing the requirement that public agencies maintain a public register describing computer facility information and existing program availability.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Public Agencies
Kansas Residents
Kansas residents lose access to the public register previously maintained by public agencies detailing information kept on computer facilities.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Feb 5, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 5, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Judiciary
Version history
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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