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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas bill bans prone restraints on juveniles in detention and intake facilities
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
HB 2227 prohibits the use of any face-down on juveniles held in juvenile correctional facilities, detention facilities, or undergoing intake and assessment, and updates definitions in the Kansas juvenile justice code.
Changes safety protocols and physical management rules for youth in state custody, impacting procedures for staff at juvenile facilities and intake centers across Kansas.
- HB 2227 was introduced during the 2025-2026 legislative session in the Kansas lower house by the Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Juveniles in custody
Juvenile correctional and detention facility staff
Staff members are legally prohibited from utilizing prone restraint techniques on juveniles during custody or assessment.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Feb 4, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
Version history
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Codification of Restraint Restrictions
The bill explicitly integrates physical restraint prohibitions into the revised Kansas juvenile justice code alongside administrative definitions.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy35Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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