Kansas HB 2505: Permitting vehicle dealers to sell vehicles on consignment contracts under certain conditions.

Bill Text

As Amended by Senate Committee
As Amended by House Committee
Session of 2026
HOUSE BILL No. 2505
By Representative W. Carpenter
1-21
AN ACT concerning public records; providing an exception for Kansas
department of wildlife and parks records regarding the location of any
species that is threatened, endangered or in need of conservation from
the disclosure requirements of the Kansas open records act; amending
K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 45-221 and repealing the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 45-221 is hereby amended to read as
follows: 45-221. (a) Except to the extent disclosure is otherwise required
by law, a public agency shall not be required to disclose:
(1) Records the disclosure of which is specifically prohibited or
restricted by federal law, state statute or rule of the Kansas supreme court
or rule of the senate committee on confirmation oversight relating to
information submitted to the committee pursuant to K.S.A. 75-4315d, and
amendments thereto, or the disclosure of which is prohibited or restricted
pursuant to specific authorization of federal law, state statute or rule of the
Kansas supreme court or rule of the senate committee on confirmation
oversight relating to information submitted to the committee pursuant to
K.S.A. 75-4315d, and amendments thereto, to restrict or prohibit
disclosure.
(2) Records that are privileged under the rules of evidence, unless the
holder of the privilege consents to the disclosure.
(3) Medical, psychiatric, psychological or alcoholism or drug
dependency treatment records that pertain to identifiable patients.
(4) Personnel records, performance ratings or individually identifiable
records pertaining to employees or applicants for employment, except that
this exemption shall not apply to the names, positions, salaries or actual
compensation employment contracts or employment-related contracts or
agreements and lengths of service of officers and employees of public
agencies once they are employed as such.
(5) Information that would reveal the identity of any undercover
agent or any informant reporting a specific violation of law.
(6) Letters of reference or recommendation pertaining to the character
or qualifications of an identifiable individual, except documents relating to
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the appointment of persons to fill a vacancy in an elected office.
(7) Library, archive and museum materials contributed by private
persons, to the extent of any limitations imposed as conditions of the
contribution.
(8) Information that would reveal the identity of an individual who
lawfully makes a donation to a public agency, if anonymity of the donor is
a condition of the donation, except if the donation is intended for or
restricted to providing remuneration or personal tangible benefit to a
named public officer or employee.
(9) Testing and examination materials, before the test or examination
is given or if it is to be given again, or records of individual test or
examination scores, other than records that show only passage or failure
and not specific scores.
(10) Criminal investigation records, except as provided herein. The
district court, in an action brought pursuant to K.S.A. 45-222, and
amendments thereto, may order disclosure of such records, subject to such
conditions as the court may impose, if the court finds that disclosure:
(A) Is in the public interest;
(B) would not interfere with any prospective law enforcement action,
criminal investigation or prosecution;
(C) would not reveal the identity of any confidential source or
undercover agent;
(D) would not reveal confidential investigative techniques or
procedures not known to the general public;
(E) would not endanger the life or physical safety of any person; and
(F) would not reveal the name, address, phone number or any other
information that specifically and individually identifies the victim of any
sexual offense described in article 35 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes
Annotated, prior to their repeal, or article 55 of chapter 21 of the Kansas
Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.
If a public record is discretionarily closed by a public agency pursuant
to this subsection, the record custodian, upon request, shall provide a
written citation to the specific provisions of subparagraphs (A) through (F)
that necessitate closure of that public record.
(11) Records of agencies involved in administrative adjudication or
civil litigation, compiled in the process of detecting or investigating
violations of civil law or administrative rules and regulations, if:
(A) Disclosure would interfere with a prospective administrative
adjudication or civil litigation;
(B) disclosure would reveal the identity of a confidential source or
undercover agent; or
(C) the investigation is formally closed and the agency determines
that no violation occurred.
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