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SB157 Senate Bill
Passed
2025-02-25

Requiring search warrants to be issued only on the statement of facts sufficient to show probable cause made by a law enforcement officer, warrants issued for failure to appear to be provided to a compensated surety, bond forfeiture to be set aside in certain circumstances and remission if the defendant is returned to custody in certain circumstances and prohibiting a compensated surety from making loans for certain portions of the required minimum appearance bond premium.

Bill Details

State

Kansas

Session

2025-2026 Regular Session

Chamber

Senate

Official Source

kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb157/

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Sponsors

Judiciary

Action History

2026-03-26 H House Conference Committee Report agree to disagree, not adopted
2026-03-26 H House Conference committee report now available
2025-03-24 H House Motion to accede adopted; Representative Humphries, Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman appointed as conferees
2025-03-24 S Senate Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Warren , Senator Titus and Senator Corson as conferees
2025-03-19 H House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 88 Nay: 35
2025-03-19 H House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
2025-03-19 H House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
2025-03-13 H House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
2025-03-05 H House Hearing: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
2025-02-28 H House Withdrawn from Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice; Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-02-25 H House Referred to Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
2025-02-25 H House Received and Introduced
2025-02-19 S Senate Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 31 Nay: 9
2025-02-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
2025-02-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Schmidt was rejected
2025-02-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Schmidt
2025-02-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Schmidt was rejected
2025-02-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Schmidt
2025-02-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Schmidt was rejected
2025-02-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Schmidt
2025-02-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Schmidt was rejected
2025-02-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Schmidt
2025-02-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Schmidt was rejected
2025-02-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Schmidt
2025-02-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Schmidt was rejected Yea: 1 Nay: 37
2025-02-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Schmidt
2025-02-18 S Senate Senator Warren raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.
2025-02-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Schmidt
2025-02-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
2025-02-17 S Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
2025-02-13 S Senate Hearing: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
2025-02-04 S Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-02-03 S Senate Introduced

Votes

2025-02-18 Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Schmidt was rejected - Yea: 1 Nay: 37 Yea: 1 Nay: 37
2025-02-19 Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 31 Nay: 9 Yea: 31 Nay: 9
2025-03-19 House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 88 Nay: 35 Yea: 88 Nay: 35

Committee Referrals

2025-02-04 S Judiciary
2025-02-25 H Corrections and Juvenile Justice
2025-02-28 H Judiciary

Amendments

2025-02-17 Senate Committee on Judiciary Report
2025-02-18 Senate Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Schmidt)
2025-02-18 Senate Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Schmidt)
2025-02-18 Senate Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Schmidt)
2025-02-18 Senate Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Schmidt)
2025-02-18 Senate Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Schmidt)
2025-02-18 Senate Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Schmidt)
2025-03-13 House Committee on Judiciary Report
2025-02-18 Senate Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Schmidt)
2026-03-26 Conference Committee Report

Bill Text Versions

2025-02-03 Introduced
0000-00-00 Amended
0000-00-00 Amended

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