SESSION OF 2025
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON SENATE BILL NO. 186
As Recommended by Senate Committee on
Judiciary
Brief*
SB 186 would require affidavits or sworn testimony
supporting probable cause in the issuance of a warrant or
summons to be made available to law enforcement agencies
prior to the execution of such warrant or summons.
Background
The bill was introduced by the Senate Committee on
Judiciary at the request of a representative of the Kansas
Sheriffs Association, Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police,
and Kansas Peace Officers Association.
Senate Committee on Judiciary
In the Senate Committee hearing, a representative of
the Kansas Sheriffs Association and Kansas Association of
Chiefs of Police provided proponent testimony. The
proponent stated the proposed language of the bill is needed
in order for law enforcement to receive warrant information in
the State’s court records management system.
Written-only neutral testimony was provided by a
representative of the State Board of Indigents’ Defense
Services.
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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
https://klrd.gov/ The Senate Committee recommended the bill be placed
on the Consent Calendar.
Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, the Office of Judicial Administration
indicates enactment of the bill could increase expenditures for
the Judicial Branch, but a precise fiscal effect cannot be
estimated. Any fiscal effect associated with enactment of the
bill is not reflected in The FY 2026 Governor’s Budget Report.
Criminal procedure; warrants; law enforcement
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