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IntroducedJan 21, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 11, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 17, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas Senate Bill
Requiring individuals convicted of certain felonies to be held without bond in the county jail until sentencing.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 20, 2026: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 20, 2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 358
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Judiciarysponsor
- Senator Argabright on behalf of Senator TitusRequester
Votes
YES: 33
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Ballard
- Boatman
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Carmichael
- Carr
- Curtis
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Haskins
- Helgerson
- Hoye
- Martinez
- McDonald
- Melton
- Meyer
- Mosley
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Schlingensiepen
- Schreiber
- Stogsdill
- Vaughn
- Weigel
- Wikle
- Winn
- Xu
NO: 84
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Storm
- Sutton
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
YES: 109
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- 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
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Osman
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 14
Actions
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 20, 2026
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed; Yea: 109 Nay: 14
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Boatman
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Boatman was rejected Yea: 33 Nay: 84
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 11, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Feb 04, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 21, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Brad Starnes, Senator, Kansas District 22 (SB358 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Sydney Carlin, Representative, Kansas 66th District (SB358 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Barry Wilkerson, Attorney, Riley County Attorney (SB358 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Kathy Ray, Executive Director, The Crisis Center (SB358 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Denise Wyrick,, Private Citizen (SB358 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Michelle McCormick, Exec Director, Ks Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence (SB358 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Christina Harris, Private Citizen (SB358 Pro WO)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Grace Tran, Criminal Defense Attorney (SB358 Opp WO)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisors Office, State of Kansas (SB358 Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Kathleen Cashman, Private Citizen (SB358 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Cathy Doane, Private Citizen (SB358 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Elizabeth Jankord, Private Citizen (SB385 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Carson Kober, Private Citizen (SB358 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Abby Stark, Private Citizen (SB358 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Rita Weltsch, Private Citizen (SB358 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Audry Clowers, Private Citizen (SB358 Pro WO)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Susan Fitzsimmons, Private Citizen (SB358 Pro WO)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Shelley LeValley, Private Citizen (SB358 Pro WO)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Hjerda McAllister, Private Citizen (SB358 Pro WO)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Cheryl McCabria, Private Citizen (SB358 Pro WO)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Grace Tran, Private Citizen (Opponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Kathleen Cashman, Private Citizen (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Shelley LeValley, Private Citizen (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Hjerda McAllister, Private Citizen (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Abby Stark, Private Citizen (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Barry Wilkerson, KS County & District Attorneys Assoc (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Audrey Clowers, Private Citizen (Proponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Carson Kober, Private Citizen (Proponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Cheryl McCabria, Private Citizen (Proponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Elizabeth Jankord, Private Citizen (Proponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Krysten McGillis, Private Citizen (Proponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Rita Weltsch, Private Citizen (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Suzan Fitzsimmons, Private Citizen (Proponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Denise Wyrick, Private Citizen (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Rep Sydney Carlin, KS 66th District (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Kathy Ray, The Crisis Center, Inc (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Michelle McCormick, KS Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence (Proponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Sen Brad Starnes & Sen Kenny Titus, KS Districts 22 & 18 (Proponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Revisor's Office (Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Rep Dr Megan Steele, KS 51st District (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Cathy Doane, Private Citizen (Proponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Jordan Milholland, KLRD (Post meeting - 2025 Crime Listings)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisor's Office (Post meeting-Bail provision follow up 1)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Revisor's Office (Post-meeting-Bail provision follow up 2)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary
