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IntroducedFeb 07, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 13, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 18, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Increasing the cumulative detention limit for juvenile offenders and criminal penalties for juvenile offenders who use a firearm in the commission of an offense or who are repeat offenders, providing for increased placement of offenders in non-foster home beds in youth residential facilities, requiring the secretary of corrections to pay for the costs associated with such placements and authorizing the secretary to make expenditures from the evidence-based programs account of the state general fund moneys to contract for such beds.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 25, 2026: Motion to accede adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Titus and Senator Corson appointed as conferees
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2329
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justicesponsor

Votes
YES: 106
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Barth
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McNorton
- Melton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Osman
- Ousley
- Penn
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- Turner
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wolf
- Woodard
NO: 16
Actions
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Titus and Senator Corson appointed as conferees
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Lewis , Representative Howerton and Representative Schlingensiepen as conferees
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 30 Nay: 10
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Claeys
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Claeys was rejected
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Claeys
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Claeys was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
- Feb 09, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 26, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing continuation: Monday, January 26, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- Mar 17, 2025 | House
- Engrossed on Thursday, March 13, 2025
- Mar 14, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 13, 2025 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Mar 13, 2025 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 106 Nay: 16
- Mar 12, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Lewis
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Lewis was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 05, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
- Mar 03, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Monday, March 3, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 546-S
- Feb 20, 2025 | House
- Withdrawn from Committee on Federal and State Affairs; Referred to Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
- Feb 18, 2025 | House
- Withdrawn from Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice; Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 17, 2025 | House
- Hearing continuation: Monday, February 17, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 546-S
- Feb 14, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Friday, February 14, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 546-S
- Feb 13, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 546-S - CANCELED
- Feb 07, 2025 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
Bill Texts
- As introducedPDF
- As Amended by House CommitteePDF
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}PDF
- As Amended by Senate CommitteePDF
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}PDF
- Senate Amendment -- Offered by Senator Claeys, 02/17/2026PDF
- Senate Amendment -- Offered by Senator Claeys, 02/17/2026PDF
- House Amendment -- Offered by Representative Lewis, 03/12/2025PDF
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary Note
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Angela Hendrick, Vice President of Operations, KVC Kansas (HB2329 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Gina Meier-Hummel,, O'Connell Children's Shelter (HB2329 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Matt Stephens,, St Francis Ministries (HB2329 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Marc Bennett, KS Dist Attorney Assoc. (HB2329 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Kristalle Hendrick, Childeren's Alliance of Kansas (HB329 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Sheriff Jeff Easter, KS Sheriffs Assoc; KS Assoc of Chiefs of Police (HB2329 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Steve Hiem, KS County Attorney Assoc (HB2329 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Jim Howell,, Sedgwick Co Commissioner, Dist 5 (HB2329 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Erica Case, EmberHope (HB2329 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Cornelius Gordon, Private Citizen (HB2329 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Steve Soloon, PhD, Director of Public Polity, TFI Family Services (HB2329 WO Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Rachel Mestad, Johnson County Department of Corrections (HB2329 WO Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Stephanie Ueberall, Deputy Director, Corrections, Council of State Governments Justice Center (HB2329 Neu)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Randy Regehr, President, Ks Community Corrections Assoc (HB2329)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Kenny Leonard,, Office of Child Advocate (HB2329 Neu WO)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisors Office, State of Kansas (Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisor's Office, State of Kansas (HB2329 Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Megan Milner, Deputy Secretary, KS Dept of Corrections (HB2329 Opp)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Megan Milner - part 2, KS Dept of Corrections (HB2329 Opp)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Max Mendoza, Exec Director/CEO, Heartland 180 (HB2329 Opp)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Lora Blake Bors, Legislative Chair, Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee (HB2329 Opp)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Logan DeMond, Director of Policy, ACLU Kansas (HB2329 Opp)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Mike Fonkert, Kansas Appleseed (HB2329 Opp)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Desmond Bryant White, Progeny (HB2329 Opp)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Tyler Williams, Progeny (HB2329 Opp)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Khavayi Tsimonjela, Progeny (HB2329 Opp)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Lorenzo Curry, Progeny (HB2329 Opp)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Marquetta Atkins-Woods, Destination Innovation (HB2329 Opp WO)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Steve Howe,, KS County Attorney Assoc (HB2329 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 3, 2025: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Christopher Chastain Kansas Public Policy And Advocacy Director, National Alliance of Mental Illness (HB2325)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes (HB 2329 amendments)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Christopher Chastain, Public Policy & Advocacy Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness (HB2329)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Jeff Easter, Sedgwick County (HB2329 Testimony)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Steven Stonehouse, Sedgwrick County Department of Corrections (HB2329 Testimony)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Stephen M. Howe, Tenth Judicial District (HB2329 Testimony)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Ron Paschal, Eighteenth Judicial District (HB2329 Testimony)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Noah Bein, Private Citizen (HB2329 Written Only Testimony)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Mike Fonkert, Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice (HB2329 Testimony)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Lara Blake Bors, Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee (HB2329 Testimony)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Kristalle Hedrick, Children's Alliance of Kansas (HB2329 Testimony)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Joshua Weber, Justice Center, New York (HB2329 Written Only Testimony)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Steven Stonehouse, Sedgwick County Department of Corrections (Missouri Model Summary)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Matt Stephens, Saint Francis Ministries (HB2329 Testimony)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Staff, Office of Revisor of Statutes (HB2329 Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Angela Hedrick, KVC (HB2329 Testimony)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Megan Milner, Deputy Secretary, Kansas Department of Corrections (HB2329 Testimony)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Megan Milner, Deputy Secretary, Kansas Department of Corrections (2015 Study Executive Summary)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
