HB 2404 Kansas House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Prohibiting certain sex offenders from entering onto school property or attending school activities and creating criminal penalties for violation thereof.

HB 2404 prohibits adult sex offenders whose underlying crime involved a victim under 18 years old from entering school property or attending school activities in Kansas. It directly affects individuals required to register under the Kansas Offender Registration Act for crimes against minors, such as those involving indecent liberties with a child or sexual battery with a minor victim. Violating this prohibition is a felony, with penalties increasing from a severity level 6 felony for a first offense to a severity level 3 felony for third or subsequent offenses. The bill amends Kansas statutes to add this restriction to the existing offender registration framework.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 6, 2025 Last action Feb 19, 2026
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As Introduced As Amended by House Committee on Judiciary · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to add significant exemptions for sex offenders visiting schools for voting or religious services, allow students and their parents/guardians to be on school grounds, and introduce a new residential restriction preventing offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a school. It also adds a petition process for offenders to seek relief from registration requirements.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from a simple ban on entering school property to include specific exceptions for voting, religious services, and students/parents, while adding a new residential proximity restriction.
REQUIREMENT

Added exemptions allowing offenders to enter school property for voting or attending religious services if they leave immediately after.

Added exemptions for students enrolled at the school and their parents or guardians who comply with local school board monitoring procedures.

Created a new residential restriction prohibiting offenders from living within 1,000 feet of any school property, with specific grandfathering rules for those already living nearby.

ELIGIBILITY

Authorized certain offenders to petition for relief from registration requirements.

ENFORCEMENT

Modified the penalty for first-time violations from severity level 6 to severity level 8.

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Total actions
4
Key actions
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Committee
2
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Judiciary
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
lower
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