Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas SB94: Requiring a person convicted of an offense that resulted in the incapacitation or death of a victim who is the parent or guardian of a minor child to pay restitution in the form of child support
Status: In committee, April 10, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning criminal procedure; relating to restitution; requiring a person convicted of an offense that resulted in the incapacitation or death of a victim who is the parent or guardian of a minor child to pay restitution in the form of child support.
From the introduced text, January 28, 2025:
AN ACT concerning criminal procedure; relating to restitution; requiring a person convicted of an offense that resulted in the incapacitation or death of a victim who is the parent or guardian of a minor child to pay restitution in the form of child support. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if a defendant is convicted of an offense that resulted in the incapacitation or death of a victim who is the parent or guardian of a minor child, then the court shall order the defendant to pay restitution in the form of reasonable and necessary support of each minor child of the victim until each minor child reaches 18 years of age and has graduated from high school, or the class of which the minor child is a member when the child reaches years of age has graduated from high school. (b) When determining the amount of support that is reasonable and necessary for the support of the child, the court shall consider all relevant factors, including, but not limited (2) the financial needs and resources of the child; (3) the financial resources and needs of the surviving parent or guardian of the child or the financial resources of the state if the child …
Sponsors
- David Haley, David (I) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Committee
- : Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- : Hearing: Thursday, February 26, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 144-S
- : Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- : Received and Introduced
- : Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 120 Nay: 0
- : Engrossed on Wednesday, January 14, 2026
- : Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- : Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Estes was adopted
- : Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Estes
Subjects: Crimes, Punishment and Criminal Procedure
Common questions
- What is SB94?
- SB94 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Requiring a person convicted of an offense that resulted in the incapacitation or death of a victim who is the parent or guardian of a minor child to pay restitution in the form of child support.
- What does SB94 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning criminal procedure; relating to restitution; requiring a person convicted of an offense that resulted in the incapacitation or death of a victim who is the parent or guardian of a minor child to pay restitution in the form of child support.
- What is the status of SB94?
- In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB94?
- David Haley, David (I).
- Where is the official record for SB94?
- On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb94/
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