Kansas Open Records Act Exceptions Continued; HB 2395
HB 2395 continues in existence the following exceptions to the Kansas Open Records
Act (KORA):
●KSA 2-3902, concerning criminal history information under the Industrial Hemp
Act;
●KSA 9-512, concerning informal orders under the Kansas Money Transmitter Act;
●KSA 40-4308, concerning examinations of captive insurance companies;
●KSA 40-4350, concerning records relating to captive insurance companies;
●KSA 65-177, concerning records of maternal death investigations;
●KSA 66-2020, concerning petitioner addresses and phone numbers under certain
protective orders;
●KSA 74-5611a, concerning the registry of all Kansas police officers or law
enforcement officers;
●KSA 75-7240, concerning internal information technology (IT) security
assessments;
●KSA 75-7241, concerning IT security; and
●KSA 65-28b08, concerning certified nurse-midwife impairment records.
[Note: The exception contained in KSA 65-28b08 concerning certified nurse-midwife
impairment records was not reenacted in 2022. KSA 45-229(e) provides that, for any exception
that is set to expire but is not reenacted, the exception does not expire on the date specified in
statute and directs the Revisor of Statutes to include that exception in the following year’s
certification.]
Kansas Legislative Research Department 1 2023 Summary of Legislation