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IntroducedJan 14, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 18, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Became LawApr 09, 2026
Kansas House Bill
Providing that jail credit when consecutive sentences are imposed shall not apply to more than one case, creating special sentencing rules when a felony is committed by certain offenders while on probation, parole or postrelease supervision for a prior felony and requiring secured minimum bonds for certain defendants who commit a new felony while on probation, parole, postrelease supervision or bond for a prior felony unless the court makes certain findings.
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House • Apr 09, 2026: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026
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Summary
Comments on HB 2444
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- Rep. Doug BlexCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Lewis "Bill" BloomCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Lauren BohiCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Sherri BrantleyCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Ron BryceCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. David BuehlerCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Nathan ButlerCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Carolyn CaiharrCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Shawn ChaunceyCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Kenneth CollinsCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Duane DrogeCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Ronald EllisCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Dale HelwigCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Timothy JohnsonCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Marty LongCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Jim MinnixCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Lance W. NeellyCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Allen ReavisCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. John ResmanCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Bill RhileyCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Angelina RoeserCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Webster T. RothCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Courtney SappingtonCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Kevin SchwertfegerCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Joe SeiwertCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Chuck SmithCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Megan SteeleCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Angela StiensCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Bill SuttonCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Sean TarwaterCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Chip VanHoudenCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Barb WasingerCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Gary WhiteCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Kristey WilliamsCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Greg WilsonCurrent Sponsor
- Rep. Dawn WolfCurrent Sponsor
Votes
YES: 88
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Steve Brunk
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Carolyn Caiharr
- 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
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Daniel Hawkins
- Dale Helwig
- 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
- Kyle McNorton
- Lynn Melton
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Clarke Sanders
- Courtney Sappington
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Greg Wilson
- Dawn Wolf
NO: 36
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Barbara Ballard
- Abi Boatman
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Ford Carr
- Pam Curtis
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Kirk Haskins
- Henry Helgerson
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Heather Meyer
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Alexis Simmons
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Virgil Weigel
- Suzanne Wikle
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
ABSENT: 1
YES: 34
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Beverly Gossage
- Scott Hill
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Silas Miller
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Kellie Warren
OTHER: 0
YES: 85
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Steve Brunk
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Daniel Hawkins
- Dale Helwig
- 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
- Kyle McNorton
- Lynn Melton
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Clarke Sanders
- Courtney Sappington
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Mike Storm
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Greg Wilson
- Dawn Wolf
NO: 37
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Barbara Ballard
- Abi Boatman
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Ford Carr
- Pam Curtis
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Kirk Haskins
- Henry Helgerson
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Heather Meyer
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Louis Ruiz
- 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
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Concurred with amendments; Yea 85, Nay 37, Absent 3
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 34, Nay 6
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Doug Shane
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Doug Shane was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
- Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S event
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Thursday, February 19, 2026
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 88, Nay 36, Absent 1
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 27, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N event
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Judiciary
Bill Texts
- As IntroducedPDF
- As IntroducedHTML
- As Amended by House CommitteePDF
- As Amended by House CommitteeHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee on JudiciaryPDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee on JudiciaryHTML
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}PDF
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}HTML
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Doug Shane (Wed, Mar 18, 2026)PDF
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Doug Shane (Wed, Mar 18, 2026)HTML
- EnrolledPDF
- EnrolledHTML
Documents
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary - Supplementary NoteHTML
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NotePDF
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NoteHTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary (Wed, Feb 11, 2026)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary (Wed, Feb 11, 2026)HTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Mon, Mar 16, 2026)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Mon, Mar 16, 2026)HTML
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 27, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Revisors Office
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Chance Berndt, KS State Board of Indigents' Defense Services (BIDS)
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Natasha Carter, KS Dept of Corrections
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Emily Brandt, Criminal Defense Attorney
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Jennifer Roth, Attorney at Law
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Grace Tran, Criminal Defense Attorney
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Steve Willis, Shawnee Co. Dept of Corrections
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Chalmers, Office of Attorney General
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Michael Kagay, KS 3rd Judicial District
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Rep. Kyle McNorton, KS 50th District
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Stephen M. Howe, KS 10th Judicial District
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Staff, KS County & District Attorneys Assoc
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Sheriff Brian Hill, Shawnee Co. Sheriff's Office
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Laura Williams, Representative 30th Dist, State of Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Kyle McNorton, Representative 50th Dist, State of Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Mike Kagay, Dist Attorney, Shawnee Co Dist Attorney Ofice
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Charles Kitt,, Office of Shawnee Co Dist Attorney
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Shane Rolf, Exec Vice Pres, Ks Bail Agents Assoc
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Sheriff Jeff Easter, Sedgwick Co, Ks Sheriffs Assoc
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Anna & Jordan McGrain, Private Citizens
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Ed Klumpp, Legislative Liaison, Ks Assoc Chiefs of Police; KS Peace Officers Assoc
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Randy Regehr, Director Reno Co Comm Corrections, President of Kansas Community Corrections Assoc
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Emily Brandt, Criminal Defense Attorney
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Grace Tan,, Criminal Defense Attorney
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Logan DeMond, Director of Policy, ACLU Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Jennifer Roth, Opponent
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Carter Jones,, Public Defender
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Norbert Marek Jr, District Judge, Jackson Co District Court
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Scott Schultz, Exec Director, KS Sentencing Commission
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Stuart Little,, Behavioral Health Assoc of KS
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Jackie Hanzok, Sr Assst Public Defender, BIDS Legislative Committee
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by David Magariel, Chief Defender, 29th Judicial Dist Public Defender Office
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Marc Bennett, District Attorney, 18th Judicial District
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Jennifer Lautz, Hartenstein Poor & Foster LLC
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Kris Kobach, Attorney General, State of Kansas Attorney General Office
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisor's Office, State of Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Nathan McGruder, Clinical Director, Cherry Creek
