Kansas · 2025-2026
SB 462
Prohibiting persons who engaged in wrongful conduct from recovering damages in certain civil actions, prohibiting certain public nuisance claims, providing that only the attorney general may file claims regarding public nuisances that are not wholly contained in one political subdivision unless the attorney general delegates authorization to file such claims and requiring special injury for certain public nuisance actions.
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Summary AI-generated
Kansas SB 462 prohibits individuals who engaged in wrongful conduct from recovering damages in certain civil actions and restricts public nuisance claims. The bill mandates that only the attorney general may file public nuisance claims not wholly contained within one political subdivision unless authorization is delegated. Additionally, it requires special injury for certain public nuisance actions.
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Roll-call votes on this bill
| Question | Chamber | Result | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Motion to override veto prevailed - Yea: 30 Nay: 9 | upper | pass | 29 | 9 | 1 | Apr 9, 2026 | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| House Motion to override veto prevailed - Yea: 86 Nay: 37 | lower | pass | 86 | 36 | 2 | Apr 9, 2026 | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 86 Nay: 37 | lower | pass | 86 | 36 | 2 | Mar 27, 2026 | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 29 Nay: 10 | upper | pass | 29 | 10 | 0 | Mar 27, 2026 | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 84 Nay: 40 | lower | pass | 84 | 39 | 1 | Mar 18, 2026 | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 29 Nay: 11 | upper | pass | 28 | 11 | 0 | Feb 18, 2026 | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |