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IntroducedFeb 03, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 18, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 18, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas Senate Bill
Changing the membership of the prisoner review board and requiring parole hearings to be postponed if proper notice of the public comment session is not made to the victim.
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 18, 2026: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 124 Nay: 0
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 459
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Judiciarysponsor
- Steve Kearney on behalf of the Kansas State Troopers AssociationRequester
Votes
YES: 124
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- 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
- 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
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Winn
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 124 Nay: 0
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
- Mar 02, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Monday, March 2, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 546-S
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 33 Nay: 7
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Blasi
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Blasi was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
- Feb 16, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 09, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Monday, February 9, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- Feb 04, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 03, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary Note
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Jeremy Noel, Vice President, Ks State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police (SB459 Pro WO)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Lindsie Ford, Sr Assistant Public Defender, BIDS Legislative Committee (SB459 Neu)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Emily Brandt, Criminal Defense Attorney (SB459 Opp WO)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Jeremy Noel, Vice President, Kansas State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police (SB459 Pro WO)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Jeff Zmuda, Secretary, Kansas Department of Corrections (SB259 Neu WO)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Steve Kearney on behalf of, Kansas State Trooper Assoc (SB459 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Joe Sciarrotta,Chief Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Kansas Attorney General (SB459 Pro WO)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott Revisors Office, State of Kansas (SB459 Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Sheriff Jeff Easter, Ks Assoc of Chiefs of Police, KS Sheriffs Assoc, Ks Peacce Offices Assoc (SB459 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Jordan Chessher, President, Project Heaven Child Advocacy (SB459)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Steve Kearney Exec. VP, Kansas State Troopers Assoc. (Pro SB459)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Sheriff Jeff Easter, KSA Legislative Chair (Pro SB459)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Jeff Zmuda, Secretary, KDOC (SB459 Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Jennifer King, KDOC (SB459 Senate Amendments)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Mark Keating, Private Citizen (SB459 Opp)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Lindsie Ford, Senior Assistant Public Defender, BIDS Legislative Committee (SB 459 Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Revisor of Statutes, State of Kansas (SB 459 proposed edits)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Emily Brandt, Criminal Defense Attorney (SB459 Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Emily Brandt, Criminal Defense Attorney (SB459 Opponent)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
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