HB 2192: Limiting or prohibiting work release for people convicted of a second or third offense of domestic battery, requiring an offender convicted of a first offense to undergo a domestic violence offender assessment, excluding certain offenders convicted of a nonperson felony from participation in certified drug abuse treatment programs and authorizing community correctional services officers to complete criminal risk-need assessments for divertees who are committed to such programs. - Kansas

{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} → As Amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was updated to reflect amendments made by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, replacing the previous House Committee of the Whole version. This change updates the official legislative history and formatting headers but does not alter the specific sentencing guidelines, fines, or probation requirements for domestic battery offenses.

Scope change

No change to the scope or applicability of the bill; the substantive legal provisions remain identical.

TECHNICAL

Updated the amendment header to indicate the text is now 'As Amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary' instead of the House Committee of the Whole, and adjusted page footers to reflect the new committee name.

As Amended by House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice → {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill header was updated to reflect amendments by the House Committee of the Whole. Substantive changes include a minor correction to the minimum consecutive hours required before work release eligibility for second-time offenders and a formatting adjustment to the minimum consecutive days required before probation for third-time offenders. These changes refine the specific time thresholds for sentence reduction eligibility.

REQUIREMENT

The minimum consecutive hours an offender must serve before becoming eligible for a work release program was adjusted from 48 hours to 45 hours for second-time domestic battery convictions.

The text specifying the minimum consecutive days an offender must serve before probation for third-time domestic battery convictions was restructured for clarity, changing 'at least 90 days' imprisonment shall serve at least 90 consecutive days' to 'serve at least 90 consecutive days' imprisonment.'

Enrolled → As Amended by House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to clarify the scope of the act and significantly increase penalties for repeat domestic battery offenders. The most critical change is that a third or subsequent conviction for domestic battery is now a felony punishable by up to one year in prison and fines up to $7,500, whereas the original version did not specify a maximum fine for this level of offense. Additionally, the requirements for serving time before becoming eligible for work release or probation were tightened for second and third-time offenders.

Scope change

The bill's scope was slightly clarified in the title to specify that it applies to 'people an offender' convicted of multiple offenses, and the repealing clause was shortened to only mention repealing the existing section rather than listing specific statute numbers.

REQUIREMENT

For a third or subsequent domestic battery offense, the maximum fine was increased from an unspecified amount to $7,500, and the offender is now explicitly ineligible for probation or parole until they have served at least 90 consecutive days in prison.

For a second domestic battery offense, the required consecutive days of imprisonment before work release or probation eligibility were reduced from 20 days to 5 days.

For a second domestic battery offense, the required consecutive hours of imprisonment before work release eligibility were changed from 48 hours to 45 hours.

DEFINITION

The title of the act was modified to change 'limiting or prohibiting work release for an offender' to 'limiting or prohibiting work release for people an offender,' likely a drafting correction.

TECHNICAL

The repealing clause was simplified to remove specific references to K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 75-52,144, and the page numbering and formatting were updated to reflect the committee amendment.

As Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits · Apr 9, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a draft version to an official enrolled version, updating the title to include new provisions on drug treatment programs and risk assessments. The core penalties for domestic battery remain largely the same, though the text was cleaned up to remove inconsistencies and typos found in the draft.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded in its title to cover drug treatment programs and risk assessments, but the substantive criminal penalties for domestic battery did not change.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was cleaned up to remove formatting errors, inconsistent numbering, and contradictory phrases (such as 'five 90 days') that appeared in the draft version.

Draft session headers and committee attribution lines were removed as they are not part of the final enacted law.

SCOPE

The official title was updated to explicitly mention requirements for drug abuse treatment programs and community correctional risk assessments, which were not clearly detailed in the draft title.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement for offenders to undergo a domestic violence assessment was clarified to apply as a condition of release for first-time offenders, whereas the draft text was ambiguous about when this applied.

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