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IntroducedJan 20, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 12, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 10, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Authorizing electronic monitoring with victim notification as a condition of release prior to trial for certain offenders charged with a domestic violence offense, domestic battery, stalking or violation of a protective order.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 12, 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 2479
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Judiciarysponsor
Votes
YES: 118
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Bloom
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 1
Actions
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Titus and Senator Corson appointed as conferees
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Humphries , Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman as conferees
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
- Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, February 26, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- Feb 13, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Thursday, February 12, 2026
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 118 Nay: 1
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 09, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 27, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
- Jan 20, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Revisors Office (Bill Brief)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Jennifer Roth, Attorney at Law (Neutral Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Elaina Keaton Crenshaw, Alliance Against Family Violence (Proponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Christina Harris, No Victim's Voice Silent (Proponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Adrianne Hartman, Private Citizen (Proponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by James Jordan, Private Citizen (Proponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Braden Moore, KS Assoc or Chiefs of Police;KS Sheriffs Assoc; KS Peace Officers Assoc (Proponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Rep John Resman, KS 121st District (Proponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Sen Doug Shane, KS 37th District (Proponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Jamie Svatos, Private Citizen (Proponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Rep Linda Featherston, KS 16th District (Proponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Michelle McCormick, KS Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence (Proponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Sheila Thompson, Private Citizen (Proponent Written Only)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
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