Kansas · 2025-2026
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.
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Kansas SB 459 proposes removing the prisoner review board from the supervision of the secretary of corrections and changing the appointing authority for board members. The bill also establishes qualifications for these members and mandates that parole hearings be postponed if proper notice of the public comment session is not provided to the victim.
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Roll-call votes on this bill
| Question | Chamber | Result | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Concurred with amendments in conference - Yea: 32 Nay: 7 | upper | pass | 31 | 7 | 1 | Mar 26, 2026 | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 124 Nay: 0 | lower | pass | 123 | 0 | 1 | Mar 18, 2026 | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 33 Nay: 7 | upper | pass | 32 | 7 | 0 | Feb 18, 2026 | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |