Kansas bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas HB 2651
Limiting the use of a summons instead of a warrant for the arrest of a defendant to misdemeanor crimes and requiring that any bond set on a warrant issued after a failure to appear in response to a summons shall not allow release on the defendant's own recognizance.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Vetoed
Sponsors
- Committee on Judiciary
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 3, 2026): Introduced
Text versions
- As Introduced
- As Amended by House Committee on Judiciary
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}
- As Amended by Senate Committee
- Enrolled
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 3, 2026 · House
Introduced - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Referred to House Committee on Judiciary - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Tom Kessler - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Tom Kessler was adopted - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 116, Nay 0, Absent 9 - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Engrossed on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Received and Introduced - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary - Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted - Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended - Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman - Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees - Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee report now available - Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as second conferees - Mar 27, 2026 · House
Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman appointed as second conferees - Mar 27, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee report now available - Mar 27, 2026 · Senate
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 28, Nay 12 - Mar 27, 2026 · House
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 72, Nay 48, Absent 5 - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Reengrossed on Sunday, March 29, 2026 - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026 - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 · House
No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained