Requiring criminal history record check information relating to hemp producers to be sent to the state fire marshal, updating the fingerprinting language for the state banking commissioner for money transmitters and earned wage access services providers and authorizing the state gaming agency and attorney general to have access to more criminal history record information.

SB 248 requires hemp producers in Kansas to undergo criminal background checks and submit fingerprints as part of their licensing process. The state fire marshal, not the department of agriculture, must receive these background check results to verify eligibility for hemp producer licenses. Individuals convicted of certain felonies within the past 10 years are disqualified from obtaining or renewing these licenses, and applicants must pay all associated fingerprinting and background check fees. This bill updates existing licensing procedures for hemp producers under Kansas law.