Kansas · 2025-2026
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.
Bill record: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
Summary AI-generated
Kansas HB 2651 limits the use of a summons instead of a warrant for arrest to misdemeanor crimes. The bill further requires that if a defendant fails to appear after receiving a summons, any subsequent warrant must not allow release on the defendant's own recognizance.
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Roll-call votes on this bill
| Question | Chamber | Result | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 28 Nay: 12 | upper | pass | 27 | 12 | 0 | Mar 27, 2026 | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 72 Nay: 48 | lower | pass | 72 | 47 | 5 | Mar 27, 2026 | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | upper | pass | 39 | 0 | 0 | Mar 19, 2026 | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 116 Nay: 0 | lower | pass | 114 | 0 | 9 | Feb 19, 2026 | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |