SESSION OF 2019
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON SENATE BILL NO. 19
As Recommended by Senate Committee on
Judiciary

Brief*
SB 19 would amend the statute governing the
presentence investigation report prepared in criminal cases to
allow access to the report by community correctional services
and any entity required to receive the information under the
Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. The bill
also would make technical changes to provide consistency in
references to the report and consistency in statutory
phrasing.

Background
The bill was introduced by the Senate Committee on
Judiciary at the request of the Judicial Branch. In the Senate
Committee Hearing, a representative of the Office of Judicial
Administration testified in support of the bill. Representatives
of the Kansas Community Corrections Association, Kansas
District Judges Association, and Kansas Sentencing
Commission submitted written-only proponent testimony. No
other testimony was provided.
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, the Office of Judicial Administration
and the Kansas Sentencing Commission indicate enactment
of the bill would have no fiscal effect.

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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
http://www.kslegislature.org


Statutes affected:
As introduced: 21-6813