WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers will consider next week legislation that would allow changes in the petition process that allows citizens to convene grand juries in cases where they believe prosecutors are not pursuing wrongdoing.

The proposed bill now would allow the person who seeks to call a grand jury to observe when the presiding judge instructs the grand jurors.

The final committee vote is scheduled for Tuesday, when approval would send the measure to the Senate.

Kansas is one of six states that allows citizens to petition for grand juries.

The 1887 law was rarely used until abortion opponents discovered it about a decade ago it to force grand jury investigations of abortion clinics. It has also been used by activists to also go after stores they contend sell pornography.