HB2527

Prohibiting certain sex offenders from entering onto school property or attending school activities, prohibiting courts from assigning a defendant to work release if the defendant is required to register as a sex offender for certain crimes and prohibiting the secretary of corrections from granting an inmate leave from confinement except for specified purposes if theinmate is required to register as a sex offender for certain crimes or is serving a sentence for certain crimes that require registration as a sex offender.

Chamber Passed·2/25/26

Kansas HB2527 prohibits certain sex offenders from entering school property or attending school activities, restricts work release for sex offenders.

Kansas HB2527 amends state law to prohibit certain sex offenders from entering onto school property or attending school activities. It also prohibits courts from assigning a defendant to work release if the defendant is required to register as a sex offender for certain crimes. Additionally, the bill prohibits the secretary of corrections from granting an inmate leave from confinement except for specified purposes if the inmate is required to register as a sex offender for certain crimes or is serving a sentence for certain crimes that require registration as a sex offender.

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the House · 38–2 · Feb 25
Current
The Senate
Next
Senate floor vote

Sponsors

0
0
Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

46 Yea

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75 Nay

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4 Absent

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Calendar

Mar 16

10:30 AM

Senate Judiciary Hearing

Feb 2

1:30 PM

House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Hearing

History

Mar 26

House

House Substitute motion to not adopt and appoint a conference committee failed

Mar 26

House

House Conference Committee Report not adopted; Yea: 46 Nay: 75

Mar 25

Senate

Senate Conference committee report now available