Providing that the attorney members of the board of trustees of the county law library in certain counties shall be appointed by the chief judge of the judicial district, allowing such boards to authorize the chief judge to use certain fees for the purpose of facilitating and enhancing functions of the district court of the county and requiring the case, warrant and subpoena information be sealed in criminal and juvenile offender cases.

Added a new requirement that the prohibition on disclosing warrant information does not apply when sharing with law enforcement to execute a warrant or serve a subpoena.

Added an explicit exemption stating that the sealing restrictions do not apply to warrants issued under K.S.A. 22-2807.

Reformatted the bill header and line numbers to reflect the latest amendment status by the Senate Committee of the Whole.

All text regarding the establishment, funding, and management of county law libraries, including the appointment of board members and librarians, was removed.

New requirements mandate that criminal cases and warrants be sealed by the court until the warrant is executed or denied.

New rules require all subpoenas in criminal cases to be sealed unless a judge finds unsealing is in the interest of justice.

The standard for sealing records was modified to require a specific finding of 'good cause' based on safety, privacy, or property interests that outweigh the public's right to access court records.

New provisions state that party agreement alone is not enough to seal records; a judge must still find good cause.

A new definition of 'seal' was added, clarifying that it means no information about the case or warrant can be made available to the public.

New exemptions were added stating that the sealing rules do not apply to certain family law cases, juvenile justice proceedings, adoptions, or specific supreme court rules regarding anonymity.

Added a new section establishing county law libraries and defining how their boards of trustees are appointed and funded.

The bill now references two different statutes (K.S.A. 20-3127 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 60-2617) instead of just the record sealing statute.

Specified that in certain counties, law library board members must be appointed by the chief judge of the judicial district rather than being elected or selected by the bar association.

Removed the original session date and page numbering format, replacing them with a new header and page structure.