Kansas bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas SB 459
Removing the prisoner review board from the supervision of the secretary of corrections, changing the appointing authority and creating qualifications for the members of the board and requiring parole hearings to be postponed if proper notice of the public comment session is not made to the victim.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
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 Senate Committee on Judiciary
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}
- As Amended by House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
- Enrolled
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Introduced - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary - Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted - Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Chase Blasi - Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Chase Blasi was adopted - Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 33, Nay 7 - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Received and Introduced - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Referred to House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice - Mar 17, 2026 · House
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1 - Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Bob Lewis, Rep. Bradley Barrett and Rep. Tobias Schlingensiepen appointed as conferees - Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 32, Nay 7 - Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026 - Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 7, 2026