Authorizing electronic monitoring with victim notification as a condition of release prior to trial for certain offenders charged with a domestic violence offense, domestic battery, stalking or violation of a protective order, modifying the culpable mental state required to commit the crime of breach of privacy and increasing the criminal penalties for certain violations of such crime, modifying the elements of the crime of blackmail related to threatened dissemination of any image, video or other recording of another identifiable person who is nude or engaged in sexual activity, describing who is a person in a position of authority for a school for the crime of unlawful sexual relations and increasing the penalties for the crimes of endangering a child and aggravated endangering a child if the child is less than six years of age.
State of KansasKansas- Status
- Passed
- Signed or otherwise enacted
- Status date
- Apr 9, 2026
- 217 days ago
- Current chamber
- House of Representatives
- Session
- 2025-2026 Regular Session
KS HB 2479 · PassedApr 9
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Bill details
- Last action
- House Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026 · Apr 9, 2026
Sponsor
JJudiciaryRepresentativePrimary sponsorPrimary sponsor
Bill history
Newest first.
Apr 9, 2026House Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026House
Apr 9, 2026House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026House
Apr 9, 2026House Reengrossed on Monday, March 30, 2026House
Mar 27, 2026House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 124 Nay: 0House
Mar 26, 2026Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 39 Nay: 0Senate
Mar 26, 2026Senate Conference committee report now availableSenate
Mar 12, 2026Senate Motion to accede adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Titus and Senator Corson appointed as confereesSenate
Mar 12, 2026House Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Humphries , Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman as confereesHouse
Show 15 earlier actions
Mar 10, 2026Senate Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0Senate
Mar 9, 2026Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amendedSenate
Mar 9, 2026Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adoptedSenate
Mar 3, 2026Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on JudiciarySenate
Feb 26, 2026Senate Hearing: Thursday, February 26, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-SSenate
Feb 13, 2026Senate Referred to Committee on JudiciarySenate
Feb 12, 2026Senate Received and IntroducedSenate
Feb 12, 2026House Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 118 Nay: 1House
Feb 12, 2026House Engrossed on Thursday, February 12, 2026House
Feb 11, 2026House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amendedHouse
Feb 11, 2026House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adoptedHouse
Feb 9, 2026House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on JudiciaryHouse
Jan 27, 2026House Hearing: Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-NHouse
Jan 20, 2026House Referred to Committee on JudiciaryHouse
Jan 20, 2026House IntroducedHouse
Recorded votes
House Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 118 Nay: 1Feb 12, 2026 · House · 118 yea · 1 nayPassedPassed
Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0Mar 10, 2026 · Senate · 40 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 39 Nay: 0Mar 26, 2026 · Senate · 39 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 124 Nay: 0Mar 27, 2026 · House · 124 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
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