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HB 2704KANSASSession 2025-2026State Billdead

Did Not Advance

Kansas HB 2704 establishes application date for jail-time credit amendments on sentences computed after October 20, 2023

Original title: AN ACT concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; relating to credit for time spent incarcerated; providing that certain amendments are applicable to any sentence computed on or after October 20, 2023; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 21-6615 and repealing the existing section.

Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee

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What This Bill Proposed

Kansas HB 2704 dictates that specific statutory amendments regarding credit for time spent incarcerated apply to any criminal sentence computed on or after October 20, 2023. The bill amends K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 21-6615 and repeals the existing section.

Why it matters

Determines how jail-time credit is calculated for criminal sentences computed on or after October 20, 2023, specifically excluding time awarded in other consecutive cases or time served in other jurisdictions without an active hold.

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

Their sentence computation, parole eligibility, and conditional release dates are affected by how jail-time credit and exclusions are applied.

Directly affected

Kansas state correctional system

Must apply good time allowances and compute sentences based on the commencement dates designated in sentencing orders.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What sentences does this bill apply to?

It applies to any criminal sentence computed on or after October 20, 2023.

Does jail-time credit reduce the minimum or maximum terms of confinement?

No, such credit is not to be considered to reduce the minimum or maximum terms of confinement authorized by law.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died in committee.

Procedural history

3 actions

Apr 10, 2026House
Died in Committee
Feb 4, 2026HouseIntroduced
Introduced
Feb 4, 2026HouseCommittee
Referred to House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice

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Sources

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www.kslegislature.gov

Analysis Score

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