Senate Substitute for HB 2495 by Committee on Judiciary - Requiring retention of fingerprints by the Kansas bureau of investigation for participation in the federal rap back program; imposing restrictions on surveillance by certain employees of the Kansas department of wildlife and parks on private property; expanding the jurisdiction and powers of law enforcement officers to include situations when an activity is observed leading the officer to reasonably suspect a person is committing, has committed or is about to commit a crime and reasonably believe that a person is in imminent danger of death or bodily injury without immediate action; allowing a search warrant to be executed within 240 hours from the time of issuance; and directing the Kansas department for children and families to share certain information with investigating law enforcement agencies.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Jan 19, 2022
Signed May 23, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2022 · House Mar 23, 2022
How they voted
38–0
Passed
Total votes 38
Apr 28, 2022
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
11
Committee
8
Amendments
3
May 23, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Thursday, May 12, 2022
lower
Apr 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Concurred with amendments; Yea: 116 Nay: 1
lower
Apr 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
upper
Apr 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
upper
Apr 28, 2022
Introduced
Motion to advance to Final Action, subject to amendments, debate and roll call. Motion carried.
upper
Apr 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 29, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 28, 2022
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 107 Nay: 13
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Patton was adopted
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Patton
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
Withdrawn from Committee on Appropriations; Rereferred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Committee
Withdrawn from Committee on Judiciary; Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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