SESSION OF 2022
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2299
As Amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary

Brief*
HB 2299, as amended, would amend the Code of
Criminal Procedure to extend, from 96 hours to 240 hours,
the time period within which a search warrant must be
executed after it is issued.
The bill also would make technical amendments to
ensure consistency in statutory references and phrasing.
The bill would be in effect upon publication in the
Kansas Register.
Background
The bill was introduced by the House Committee on
Judiciary at the request of Representative Resman.
House Committee on Judiciary
The House Committee on Judiciary held hearings on the
bill on February 15, 2021, and January 20, 2022.
In the 2021 House Committee hearing, Representative
Resman, a representative of the Johnson County Sheriff’s
Office, and a representative of the Kansas Association of
Chiefs of Police, Kansas Peace Officers Association, and
Kansas Sheriffs Association (law enforcement organizations)
testified as proponents, stating the bill would bring the time
allowed for execution of a search warrant in line with the
standard of many other states and would increase safety for
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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
law enforcement and the public. A representative of the
League of Kansas Municipalities (LKM) submitted written-only
proponent testimony. No other testimony was submitted.
In the 2022 House Committee hearing, a representative
of the law enforcement organizations again testified as a
proponent, and a representative of LKM again submitted
written-only proponent testimony. No other testimony was
provided.
House Committee of the Whole
On February 22, 2022, the House Committee of the
Whole amended the bill to update statutory references and to
change the time period from 10 days to 240 hours.
Senate Committee on Judiciary
In the Senate Committee hearing on March 17, 2022,
Representative Resman, a representative of law enforcement
organizations, and a representative of the Johnson County
Sheriff’s Office testified as proponents on the bill. Written-
only proponent testimony was submitted by a representative
of LKM. No other testimony was provided.
On March 18, 2022, the Senate Committee amended
the bill to make it effective upon publication in the Kansas
Register.
Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget in 2021 on the bill as introduced, the Office of
Judicial Administration indicates enactment of the bill would
have a negligible effect on Judicial Branch operations, and
the Kansas Association of Counties indicates enactment of
the bill could create additional costs if a county must
continually monitor a location.
Criminal procedure; search warrants; time for execution

2- 2299


Statutes affected:
As introduced: 22-2506, 22-2502
{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}: 22-2506, 22-2502
As Amended by Senate Committee: 22-2506, 22-2502
Enrolled: 22-2401a, 22-2506, 22-2502, 38-2210, 38-2211, 38-2212, 72-6146