Kansas Senate passes bill prohibiting attorneys from suggesting damage amounts in civil suits

By: Morgan Chilson

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: February 18, 2026

Words: 671

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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TOPEKA — The Senate approved legislation Wednesday that would make Kansas the first state in the nation to stop attorneys from recommending to juries a dollar amount for noneconomic damages, such as pain and suffering, in civil lawsuits.

Senate Bill 413 limits a process called “anchoring,” which refers to proposing an amount for damages early in a trial that then sticks with jurors, causing them to sometimes give “exorbitant” amounts in civil cases, …

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