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Criminal Justice

Every criminal justice bill, vote, and legislator stance in Kansas, automatically classified by Maddy, our AI policy reader.

Total bills
21
2025-2026 Regular Session
Top supporter
Bill Clifford
79% support rate
Top opponent
Courtney Sappington
21% support rate
Ranked legislators
10
5 support · 5 oppose
Key legislators

Who's moving criminal justice in Kansas

Legislators moving criminal justice in Kansas
Legislator Party Stance Support rate Decisive votes
Bill Clifford
Bill Clifford Senate · District 39
R
Support
79% 24
Abi Boatman
Abi Boatman House · District 86
D
Support
75% 28
Angela Martinez
Angela Martinez House · District 103
D
Support
68% 38
Brandon Woodard
Brandon Woodard House · District 108
D
Support
67% 36
Rick Billinger
Rick Billinger Senate · District 40
R
Support
67% 21
Courtney Sappington
Courtney Sappington House · District 5
R
Oppose
21% 28
Greg Wilson
Greg Wilson House · District 70
R
Oppose
25% 28
Samantha Poetter Parshall
Samantha Poetter Parshall House · District 6
R
Oppose
26% 35
Carolyn Caiharr
Carolyn Caiharr House · District 33
R
Oppose
26% 27
Steve Brunk
Steve Brunk House · District 85
R
Oppose
26% 27
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All criminal justice bills

failed · Kansas · House Mar 26, 2026

HB 2527: Prohibiting certain sex offenders from entering onto school property or attending school activities, prohibiting courts from assigning a defendant to work release if the defendant is required to register as a sex offender for certain crimes and prohibiting the secretary of corrections from granting an inmate leave from confinement except for specified purposes if theinmate is required to register as a sex offender for certain crimes or is serving a sentence for certain crimes that require registration as a sex offender.

HB 2527 prohibits courts from assigning defendants to work release programs if they have any prior conviction or court finding for a crime requiring sex offender registration under Kansas law. It also bans the secretary of corrections from granting inmates with such prior convictions leave for work release or educational release programs. This law directly affects individuals with prior sex offense convictions that mandate registration under Kansas' sex offender registry system. The bill amends Kansas statutes 21-6604 and 75-5267 to enforce these restrictions.
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