DUI Sentencing Criminal History Score Calculation
Summary
Kansas HB2747 was signed into law on April 9, 2026, establishing criteria for courts to evaluate whether prior law violations are comparable to driving under the influence crimes when calculating criminal history scores under the Kansas sentencing guidelines act. The bill passed unanimously in both chambers with 124 House votes and 40 Senate votes.
What changed
Kansas HB2747 amends sentencing procedures by specifying that courts must consider certain statutory factors when determining whether a prior violation of law is comparable to acts described in DUI offenses for purposes of calculating a defendant's criminal history score under the Kansas sentencing guidelines act. The bill was sponsored by the Judiciary Committee and includes amendments adopted in both chambers.
Legal professionals representing defendants in DUI cases should familiarize themselves with these new comparability factors as they may affect criminal history score calculations and potentially influence sentencing outcomes. Courts will need to apply these statutory factors when evaluating prior violations. The bill took effect upon gubernatorial approval on April 6, 2026.
What to do next
- Review HB2747 provisions on comparability factors for DUI-related prior violations
- Advise criminal defendants on potential impacts to criminal history scoring under new criteria
- Monitor Kansas courts' application of the new comparability standards in DUI sentencing cases
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Kansas / HB2747 Signed by Governor HB2747 House Bill Signed by Governor 2026-04-09
Specifying that courts shall consider certain factors in determining whether a prior violation of law is comparable to any act described in certain driving under the influence crimes when calculating a person's criminal history score under the Kansas sentencing guidelines act.
Bill Details
State Kansas
Session 2025-2026 Regular Session
Chamber House
Official Source kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2...
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Judiciary
Action History
2026-04-09 H House Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026 2026-03-26 H House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026 2026-03-19 S Senate Final Action - Passed; Yea: 40 Nay: 0 2026-03-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed 2026-03-17 S Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary 2026-03-16 S Senate Hearing: Monday, March 16, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S 2026-02-25 S Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary 2026-02-24 S Senate Received and Introduced 2026-02-19 H House Engrossed on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 2026-02-18 H House Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 124 Nay: 0 2026-02-17 H House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended 2026-02-17 H House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Ward was adopted 2026-02-17 H House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Ward 2026-02-13 H House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary 2026-02-11 H House Hearing: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-N 2026-02-06 H House Referred to Committee on Judiciary 2026-02-06 H House Introduced
Votes
2026-02-18 House Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 124 Nay: 0 Yea: 124 Nay: 0 2026-03-19 Senate Final Action - Passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0 Yea: 40 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-02-06 H Judiciary 2026-02-25 S Judiciary
Amendments
2026-02-13 House Committee on Judiciary Report 2026-02-17 House Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Ward) 2026-03-17 Senate Committee on Judiciary Report
Bill Text Versions
2026-02-06 Introduced 0000-00-00 Amended 2026-03-26 Enrolled Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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