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HB 2610KANSASSession 2025-2026State Billdead

Did Not Advance

Kansas bill limits arrest summonses to misdemeanors and bans own-recognizance release after FTA warrants

Original title: AN ACT concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; relating to issuance of a warrant or summons when there is probable cause to believe that a defendant has committed a crime; limiting the use of a summons instead of a warrant to misdemeanor crimes; requiring that any bond set on a warrant issued after failure to appear in response to a summons shall not allow release on the defendant's own recognizance; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 22-2302 and repealing the existing section.

Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Senate Committee

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What This Bill Proposed

A failed Kansas bill would have prohibited issuing a instead of an arrest warrant for felony charges and required that any bond set on a warrant after a failure to appear in response to a summons forbid release on the defendant's own recognizance. The measure also outlined procedures for public disclosure and magistrate of affidavits.

Why it matters

Defendants facing arrest warrants for missing a court would have lost the option of personal-recognizance release, requiring financial bail or detention while awaiting court appearances.

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.

Directly affected

defendants

Directly affected

law enforcement agencies

Law enforcement agencies receive access to supporting probable cause affidavits prior to executing warrants or summonses.

Directly affected

magistrates

Magistrates must evaluate public disclosure requests for affidavits within specific deadlines and apply mandatory redaction or sealing rules.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Could a judge still issue a summons for a felony charge under this bill?

No. The bill explicitly states that a shall not be issued instead of a warrant in the case of a complaint alleging the commission of a felony.

What happens if someone misses a court date after receiving a summons?

A warrant for their arrest must be issued, and any bond set on that warrant is prohibited from allowing release on the defendant's own recognizance.

Are probable cause affidavits always hidden from the public?

No. After a warrant or is executed, affidavits are accessible to the defendant and can be requested by any person, subject to magistrate review and potential s or sealing to protect privacy or safety.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died in committee.

Procedural history

11 actions

Apr 10, 2026Senate
Died in Senate Committee
Mar 3, 2026Senate
Hearing: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S
Feb 19, 2026SenateCommittee
Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
Feb 18, 2026HouseFloor
Final Action - Passed
Feb 18, 2026SenateIntroduced
Received and Introduced
Feb 17, 2026House
Committee of the Whole - Now working on

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Feb 17, 2026HouseFloor
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
Feb 10, 2026HouseFloor
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by
Feb 3, 2026House
Hearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N
Feb 2, 2026HouseIntroduced
Introduced
Feb 2, 2026HouseCommittee
Referred to House Committee on Judiciary

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