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IntroducedFeb 03, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 19, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 19, 2025
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Became Law
Kansas Senate Bill
Requiring search warrants to be issued only on the statement of facts sufficient to show probable cause made by a law enforcement officer, warrants issued for failure to appear to be provided to a compensated surety, bond forfeiture to be set aside in certain circumstances and remission if the defendant is returned to custody in certain circumstances and prohibiting a compensated surety from making loans for certain portions of the required minimum appearance bond premium.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 10, 2026: Died in Conference
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Summary
Comments on SB 157
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Judiciarysponsor

Votes
NO: 37
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Sen. J. Claeys
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Sen. Ware
- Kellie Warren
ABSTAIN: 2
YES: 88
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Bradley Barrett
- Rep. Barth
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Daniel Hawkins
- Dale Helwig
- Rep. Hill
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Angela Martinez
- Kyle McNorton
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- Rep. Penn
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Clarke Sanders
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Rep. Thompson
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Dawn Wolf
NO: 35
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Barbara Ballard
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Ford Carr
- Pam Curtis
- Linda Featherston
- Kirk Haskins
- Henry Helgerson
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Nikki McDonald
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Rep. Miller
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Susan Ruiz
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Alexis Simmons
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Virgil Weigel
- Suzanne Wikle
- Valdenia Winn
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
ABSENT: 2
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Died in Conference
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree, not adopted
- Mar 24, 2025 | House
- Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman appointed as conferees
- Mar 24, 2025 | Senate
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson
- Mar 19, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 88, Nay 35, Absent 2
- Mar 13, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 05, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N event
- Feb 28, 2025 | House
- Withdrawn from House Committee on Judiciary; Referred to House Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 25, 2025 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
- Feb 19, 2025 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended
- Feb 18, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt
- Sen. Kellie Warren raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Patrick Schmidt was rejected; Yea 1, Nay 37
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Patrick Schmidt was rejected
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Patrick Schmidt was rejected
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Patrick Schmidt was rejected
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Patrick Schmidt was rejected
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Patrick Schmidt was rejected
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 17, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 13, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S event
- Feb 04, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 03, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced
Bill Texts
- As IntroducedPDF
- As IntroducedHTML
- As Amended by Senate CommitteePDF
- As Amended by Senate CommitteeHTML
- As Amended by House CommitteePDF
- As Amended by House CommitteeHTML
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt (Tue, Feb 18, 2025)PDF
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt (Tue, Feb 18, 2025)HTML
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt (Tue, Feb 18, 2025)PDF
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt (Tue, Feb 18, 2025)HTML
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt (Tue, Feb 18, 2025)PDF
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt (Tue, Feb 18, 2025)HTML
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt (Tue, Feb 18, 2025)PDF
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt (Tue, Feb 18, 2025)HTML
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt (Tue, Feb 18, 2025)PDF
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt (Tue, Feb 18, 2025)HTML
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt (Tue, Feb 18, 2025)PDF
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt (Tue, Feb 18, 2025)HTML
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt (Tue, Feb 18, 2025)PDF
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt (Tue, Feb 18, 2025)HTML
- Conference Committee Report - Thu, Mar 26, 2026PDF
- Conference Committee Report - Thu, Mar 26, 2026HTML
Documents
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Mon, Feb 17, 2025)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Mon, Feb 17, 2025)HTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary (Thu, Mar 13, 2025)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary (Thu, Mar 13, 2025)HTML
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 5, 2025: Minutes
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Aaron Breitenbach, DA, 18th District/KS County & District Attorneys Assoc
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Aaron Breitenbach, DA, 18th District/KS County & District Attorneys Assoc
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Sheriff Jeff Easter, KS Sheriffs Assoc
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Senator Stephen Owens, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Shane Rolf, KS Bail Agents Assoc
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Office of Revisor of Statutes
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 13, 2025: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 13, 2025: Testimony by Stephen Owens, Senator, State of Kansas District 31
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 13, 2025: Testimony by Shane Rolf, Vice President, Kansas Bail Agents Association
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 13, 2025: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisors Office, State of Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 13, 2025: Testimony by Sheriff Jeff Easter, on behalf, KS Sheriff Assoc, KS Assoc of Chiefs of Police
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 13, 2025: Testimony by Breitenback, Sedgwick Co
