SESSION OF 2019
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2281
As Recommended by House Committee on
Judiciary

Brief*
HB 2281 would amend the statute governing probation
violations to add a provision stating that when a court
modifies a sentence upon a violation being established, only
the portions of the original sentence specifically addressed by
the court in its order shall be considered modified, and any
portions of the original sentence not modified shall remain as
part of the defendant’s sentence.

Background
The bill was introduced by the House Committee on
Judiciary at the request of Representative Waggoner. In the
House Committee hearing, a representative of the Kansas
County and District Attorneys Association testified in support
of the bill, stating it was introduced in response to the Kansas
Court of Appeals decision in State v. Jones, ___ Kan. App. 2d
___, 433 P.3d 193 (2018). The Reno County deputy district
attorney provided written-only testimony supporting the bill.
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
indicates enactment of the bill would have a negligible fiscal
effect on the Judicial Branch.

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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: 22-3716