Kansas Senate passes bill to give AG veto authority over local lawsuits he doesn’t like

By: Sherman Smith

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: March 19, 2026

Words: 621

Last Updated: 1 day, 20 hours ago

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TOPEKA — The way Sen. Kellie Warren tells it, House Bill 2593 “concerns state sovereignty versus political subdivisions of the state.”

The bill “helps enforce the constitutional and legal framework when political subdivisions of the state wish to engage in litigation through the use of attorneys on a contingency fee basis,” the Leawood Republican said during debate Wednesday on the Senate floor.

In plain English, the bill gives Attorney General Kris Kobach the power …

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