SB 18 Kansas Senate · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Providing a process for the attorney general to enter into diversion agreements; authorizing certain entities to access a criminal defendant's presentence investigation report; amending the crime of counterfeiting currency; clarifying the definition of comparable offense under the Kansas criminal code, the timing of claiming error on appeal, and the grounds for a motion to correct an illegal sentence; allowing use of certified drug abuse treatment programs for certain offenders convicted of unlawful cultivation or distribution of controlled substances; amending available sanctions for violation of condition of postrelease supervision; increasing criminal penalties for abuse of a child and involuntary manslaughter when the victim is under 6 years of age and making a presumption of unfitness against any parent convicted of either crime; exempting certain victims from being considered an aggressor or participant as a mitigating factor when considering a departure sentence; requiring law enforcement officers to provide information about timing of release from custody when an arrest is made following a domestic violence call.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Jan 16, 2019 Signed May 14, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2019

How they voted

363
Passed
Total votes 39
May 1, 2019
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
25 Yea 3 Nay
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
14
Committee
8
May 14, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Monday, May 13, 2019
upper
May 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 37 Nay: 3
upper
May 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
upper
Apr 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 123 Nay: 0
lower
Apr 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference committee report now available
lower
Apr 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Representative Patton, Representative Ralph and Representative Carmichael appointed as conferees
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
upper
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 124 Nay: 0
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
lower
Mar 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
lower
Feb 18, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Consent Calendar Passed Yea: 40 Nay: 0
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 17, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 16, 2019
Introduced
Introduced
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.