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IntroducedFeb 04, 2026
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Providing that courts are not required to appoint counsel for an indigent inmate in certain habeas corpus actions.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 10, 2026: Died in Committee
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2705
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justicesponsor
Votes
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Died in Committee
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 546-S event
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
Bill Texts
Documents
- As Introduced - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Introduced - Supplementary NoteHTML
- House · Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Feb 10, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Natasha Carter Chief Legal Counsel, Kansas Department of Corrections
- House · Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Joseph N. Molina, Kansas Bar Association
- House · Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Ann Sagan, Exec. Director, Kansas State Board of Indigents'Defense Services
- House · Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Kristen B. Patty, Attorney At Law
- House · Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Clayton Perkins, BIDS Legislative Committee
- House · Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Ellen Johnson, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson Revisor, Office of Statutes
