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IntroducedFeb 03, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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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
House • Apr 09, 2026: Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2651
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Judiciarysponsor
Votes
YES: 116
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Carr
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 0
YES: 72
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Caiharr
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Corbet
- Croft
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Proctor
- Reavis
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Steele
- Stiens
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- Waggoner
- Wasinger
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
NO: 48
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Ballard
- Boatman
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Butler
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- Carr
- Collins
- Curtis
- Featherston
- Haskins
- Helgerson
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- Melton
- Meyer
- Mosley
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Poskin
- Rhiley
- S. Ruiz
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schreiber
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Stogsdill
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Ward
- Waymaster
- Wikle
- K. Williams
- Winn
- Woodard
- Xu
ABSENT: 5
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Reengrossed on Sunday, March 29, 2026
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026
- Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 8, 2026
- Mar 27, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 72 Nay: 48
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 28 Nay: 12
- Mar 27, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Humphries, Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman appointed as second conferees
- Mar 26, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Titus and Senator Corson appointed as second conferees
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Titus and Senator Corson appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Humphries , Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman as conferees
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Tuesday, February 24, 2026
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Kessler
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Kessler was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 116 Nay: 0
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Bill Texts
- As introducedPDF
- As Amended by House CommitteePDF
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}PDF
- As Amended by Senate CommitteePDF
- Conference Committee Report - Thu, Mar 26, 2026 - Amd to HB2651PDF
- Conference Committee Report - Fri, Mar 27, 2026 - Amd to HB2651PDF
- EnrolledPDF
- House Amendment -- Offered by Representative Kessler, 02/19/2026PDF
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
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Fri, Mar 27, 2026PDF
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 17, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Representative Tom Kessler, 96th District, State of Kansas (HB2651 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Garrett Tiller, Private Citizen (HB2651 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Marcilyn Martinez, Director, Child Support Services, DCF (HB2651 Neu wo)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisor's Office, State of Kansas (HB2651 Revised Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisor's Office, State of Kansas (HB2651 Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Chasen Sowell, Private Citizen (HB2651 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Marcilyn Martinez, Department of Children and Families (Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Representative Kessler, Kansas 96th District (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Chasen Sowell, Private Citizen (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Garrett Tillery, Private Citizen (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Revisors Office (Bill Brief)
- Conference Committee Report
- Conference Committee Report
- 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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