Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 2155 — Specifying that sheriffs have liability for official acts related to charge and custody of jails.

Last action — Law effective May 1, 2025

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 29, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Laura Kelly (Democratic) on April 10, 2025.

Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

26 added · 20 removed

26 line(s) added, 20 removed.

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As Amended by Senate Committee Session of 2025 HOUSE BILLNo.
HOUSE BILL No.
2155 By Committee on Judiciary Requested by Ed Klumpp on behalf of the Kansas Sheriffs Association 1-29 AN ACT concerning sheriffs;
2155 A NA CTconcerning sheriffs;
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
19- 811.
19-811.
3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book Kansas register.
3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Kansas register.
I hereby certify that the above B ILLoriginated in the House, and passed that body H OUSE concurred in SENATE amendments __________________________________________________________________ Speaker of the House.
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the SENATE as amended President of the Senate.
Secretary of the Senate.
A PPROVED ________________________________________ _______ Governor.
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Action History

  1. Law effective May 1, 2025

  2. Engrossed on Monday, March 31, 2025

  3. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 4, 2025

  4. Approved by Governor on Wednesday, April 9, 2025

  5. Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 84, Nay 40, Absent 1

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

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

  8. Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 30, Nay 9, Absent 1

  9. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  10. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

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

  12. Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary

  13. Final Action - Passed; Yea 108, Nay 11, Absent 6

  14. Received and Introduced

  15. Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  16. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary

  17. Introduced

  18. Referred to House Committee on Judiciary

Sponsors

  • Committee on Judiciary · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Judiciary

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (164)

164 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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HB 2155 is sponsored by Committee on Judiciary.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 29, 2025. Enacted.
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