Bill Title: Providing a process for the attorney general to enter into diversion agreements; authorizing certain entities to access a criminal defendant's presentence investigation report; amending the crime of counterfeiting currency; clarifying the definition of comparable offense under the Kansas criminal code, the timing of claiming error on appeal, and the grounds for a motion to correct an illegal sentence; allowing use of certified drug abuse treatment programs for certain offenders convicted of unlawful cultivation or distribution of controlled substances; amending available sanctions for violation of condition of postrelease supervision; increasing criminal penalties for abuse of a child and involuntary manslaughter when the victim is under 6 years of age and making a presumption of unfitness against any parent convicted of either crime; exempting certain victims from being considered an aggressor or participant as a mitigating factor when considering a departure sentence; requiring law enforcement officers to provide information about timing of release from custody when an arrest is made following a domestic violence call.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-14 - Senate Approved by Governor on Monday, May 13, 2019 [SB18 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 37 Nay: 3	2019-05-01	37	3	0	0	40	Passed	Link	View
House	House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 123 Nay: 0	2019-04-05	123	0	0	2	125	Passed	Link	View
House	House Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 124 Nay: 0	2019-03-26	124	0	0	1	125	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Senate Consent Calendar Passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	2019-02-14	40	0	0	0	40	Passed	Link	View

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