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IntroducedFeb 02, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 18, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Limiting the use of a summons instead of a warrant for the arrest of a defendant to misdemeanor crimes and requiring that any bond set on a warrant issued after a failure to appear in response to a summons shall not allow release on the defendant's own recognizance.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 10, 2026: Died in Senate Committee
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2610
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Judiciarysponsor
Votes
YES: 88
- Rep. Anderson
- Rep. Awerkamp
- Rep. Barrett
- Rep. Bergkamp
- Rep. Bergquist
- Rep. Blex
- Rep. Bloom
- Rep. Bohi
- Rep. Borjon
- Rep. Brantley
- Rep. Brunk
- Rep. Bryce
- Rep. Buehler
- Rep. Butler
- Rep. Caiharr
- Rep. Carpenter
- Rep. Chauncey
- Rep. Collins
- Rep. Corbet
- Rep. Croft
- Rep. Delperdang
- Rep. Droge
- Rep. Ellis
- Rep. Esau
- Rep. Essex
- Rep. Estes
- Rep. Fairchild
- Rep. Francis
- Rep. Gardner
- Rep. Goddard
- Rep. Goetz
- Rep. Hawkins
- Rep. Helwig
- Rep. Hoffman
- Rep. Hoheisel
- Rep. Howe
- Rep. Howell
- Rep. Howerton
- Rep. Huebert
- Rep. Humphries
- Rep. James
- Rep. Johnson
- Rep. Kessler
- Rep. King
- Rep. Lewis
- Rep. Long
- Rep. McNorton
- Rep. Minnix
- Rep. Moser
- Rep. Neelly
- Rep. Pickert
- Rep. Pishny
- Rep. Poetter Parshall
- Rep. Proctor
- Rep. Rahjes
- Rep. Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Rep. Rhiley
- Rep. Roeser
- Rep. Roth
- Rep. Sanders
- Rep. Sappington
- Rep. Schmoe
- Rep. Schreiber
- Rep. Schwertfeger
- Rep. Seiwert
- Rep. Smith
- Rep. Steele
- Rep. Stiens
- Rep. Sutton
- Rep. Sweely
- Rep. Tarwater
- Rep. Turk
- Rep. Turner
- Rep. VanHouden
- Rep. Waggoner
- Rep. Ward
- Rep. Wasinger
- Rep. Waymaster
- Rep. White
- Rep. Wilborn
- Rep. Willcott
- Rep. Williams
- Rep. Wilson
- Rep. Wolf
NO: 36
- Rep. Alcala
- Rep. Amyx
- Rep. Ballard
- Rep. Boatman
- Rep. Brownlee Paige
- Rep. Carlin
- Rep. Carmichael
- Rep. Carr
- Rep. Curtis
- Rep. Featherston
- Rep. Haskins
- Rep. Helgerson
- Rep. Hoye
- Rep. Martinez
- Rep. McDonald
- Rep. Melton
- Rep. Meyer
- Rep. Mosley
- Rep. Neighbor
- Rep. Ohaebosim
- Rep. Oropeza
- Rep. Osman
- Rep. Ousley
- Rep. Poskin
- Rep. Ruiz
- Rep. Sawyer
- Rep. Sawyer Clayton
- Rep. Schlingensiepen
- Rep. Simmons
- Rep. Stogsdill
- Rep. Vaughn
- Rep. Weigel
- Rep. Wikle
- Rep. Woodard
- Rep. Xu
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Died in Senate Committee
- Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S event
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed; Yea 88, Nay 36, Absent 1
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N event
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Judiciary
Bill Texts
Documents
- As Introduced - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Introduced - Supplementary NoteHTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary (Tue, Feb 10, 2026)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary (Tue, Feb 10, 2026)HTML
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Revisors Office
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Shane Rolf, KS Bail Agents Assoc
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Rep Laura Williams, KS 30th District
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Laura Williams, House Representative Dist 30, State of Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Mike Kagay, District Attorney, Shawnee Co Dist Attorney Office
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Shane Rolf, Exec VP, Kansas Bail Agents Assoc
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Norbert Marek, Judge, 2nd Judicial Dist, Jackson Co
- 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 Marc Bennett, District Attorney, 18th Judicial Dist
- 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, Topeka
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Logan DeMond, Director of Policy and Research, ACLU Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Jack Beck, BIDS Legislative Committee
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisor's Office, State of Kansas
