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KS SB 157

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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.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did KS SB 157 pass?

No. KS SB 157 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-04-10): Died in Conference

What is KS SB 157 about?

KS SB 157 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “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.”.

Who sponsors KS SB 157?

Committee on Judiciary is the primary sponsor of KS SB 157.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2026-04-10 — Died in Conference
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Judiciaryprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-10

    Died in Conference

    failure

  2. 2026-03-26

    Conference committee report now available

  3. 2026-03-26

    Conference Committee Report agree to disagree, not adopted

  4. 2025-03-24

    Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson

  5. 2025-03-24

    Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman appointed as conferees

  6. 2025-03-19

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

    passage

  7. 2025-03-19

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

    passage

  8. 2025-03-19

    Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted

  9. 2025-03-19

    Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 88, Nay 35, Absent 2

    passage

  10. 2025-03-13

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-02-28

    Withdrawn from House Committee on Judiciary; Referred to House Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-02-25

    Received and Introduced

    introduction

  13. 2025-02-25

    Referred to House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-02-19

    Final Action - Passed as amended

    passage

  15. 2025-02-18

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

    passage

  16. 2025-02-18

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt

  17. 2025-02-18

    Sen. Kellie Warren raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane

  18. 2025-02-18

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt

  19. 2025-02-18

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Patrick Schmidt was rejected; Yea 1, Nay 37

  20. 2025-02-18

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt

  21. 2025-02-18

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Patrick Schmidt was rejected

  22. 2025-02-18

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt

  23. 2025-02-18

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Patrick Schmidt was rejected

  24. 2025-02-18

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt

  25. 2025-02-18

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Patrick Schmidt was rejected

  26. 2025-02-18

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt

  27. 2025-02-18

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Patrick Schmidt was rejected

  28. 2025-02-18

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt

  29. 2025-02-18

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Patrick Schmidt was rejected

  30. 2025-02-18

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

    passage

  31. 2025-02-17

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2025-02-04

    Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  33. 2025-02-03

    Introduced

    introduction

Versions

  • As IntroducedCompare
  • As Amended by Senate Committee on JudiciaryCompare
  • As Amended by House Committee on JudiciaryCompare
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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/SB157/

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