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HB 2610

Kansas House bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: April 10, 2026.

HB2610 - Limiting the use of a summons instead of a warrant for the arrest of a defendant to misdemeanor crimes and requiring that any bond set on a warrant issued after a failure to appear in response to a summons shall not allow release on the defendant's own recognizance.

Bill ID KS-2025-2026-HB-2610
Session 2025-2026
Status in_committee
Committee Judiciary
House in_committee 2026-04-10
Summary

Limiting the use of a summons instead of a warrant for the arrest of a defendant to misdemeanor crimes and requiring that any bond set on a warrant issued after a failure to appear in response to a summons shall not allow release on the defendant's own recognizance.

Sponsor
House Committee on Judiciary
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-02-02 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-10 Status in_committee
2026-04-10 Latest Action Died in Senate Committee
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