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KS HB 2479

enacted

Authorizing electronic monitoring with victim notification as a condition of release prior to trial for certain offenders charged with a domestic violence offense, domestic battery, stalking or violation of a protective order, modifying the culpable mental state required to commit the crime of breach of privacy and increasing the criminal penalties for certain violations of such crime, modifying the elements of the crime of blackmail related to threatened dissemination of any image, video or other recording of another identifiable person who is nude or engaged in sexual activity, describing who is a person in a position of authority for a school for the crime of unlawful sexual relations and increasing the penalties for the crimes of endangering a child and aggravated endangering a child if the child is less than six years of age.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Introduced
2026-01-20
Status date
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Latest action
2026-04-09 — Reengrossed on Monday, March 30, 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Judiciaryprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-09

    Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026

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  2. 2026-04-09

    Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026

  3. 2026-04-09

    Reengrossed on Monday, March 30, 2026

  4. 2026-03-27

    Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1

  5. 2026-03-26

    Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1

  6. 2026-03-26

    Conference committee report now available

  7. 2026-03-12

    Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees

  8. 2026-03-12

    Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman

  9. 2026-03-10

    Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0

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  10. 2026-03-09

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

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  11. 2026-03-09

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

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  12. 2026-03-03

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary

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  13. 2026-02-13

    Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary

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  14. 2026-02-12

    Received and Introduced

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  15. 2026-02-12

    Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 118, Nay 1, Absent 6

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  16. 2026-02-12

    Engrossed on Thursday, February 12, 2026

  17. 2026-02-11

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

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  18. 2026-02-11

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

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  19. 2026-02-09

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary

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  20. 2026-01-20

    Referred to House Committee on Judiciary

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  21. 2026-01-20

    Introduced

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2479/

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