Kansas SB188: Requiring a secured release for release prior to trial when a person is charged with certain offenses and creating a mechanism for unsecured judicial release

What the bill says

An act concerning criminal procedure; relating to release prior to trial; requiring a secured release when a person is charged with certain offenses; replacing release on recognizance programs with unsecured judicial release programs; amending K.S.A. 21-5703, 21-5709, 215710, 21-5910, 21-5915, 21-6316, 21-6329, 22-2802, 22-2803, 222814, 22-2815, 22-2816 and 22-2817 and repealing the existing sections.

From the introduced text, February 4, 2025:

AN ACT concerning criminal procedure; relating to release prior to trial; requiring a secured release when a person is charged with certain offenses; replacing release on recognizance programs with unsecured judicial release programs; amending K.S.A. 21-5703, 21-5709, 215710, 21-5910, 21-5915, 21-6316, 21-6329, 22-2802, 22-2803, 222814, 22-2815, 22-2816 and 22-2817 and repealing the existing sections. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. K.S.A. 21-5703 is hereby amended to read as follows: 215703. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture any controlled substance or controlled substance analog. (b) Violation or attempted violation of subsection (a) is a: (1) Drug severity level 2 felony, except as provided in subsections (b) (2) and (b)(3); (2) drug severity level 1 felony if: (A) The controlled substance is not methamphetamine, as defined by K.S.A. 65-4107(d)(3) or (f)(1), and amendments thereto, or an analog thereof; (B) the controlled substance is not a fentanyl-related controlled substance; and (C) the offender has a prior conviction for unlawful manufacturing of a controlled substance under this section, K.S.A. 65-4159, prior to its repeal, K.S.A. 2010 Supp. 21-36a03, prior to its transfer, or a substantially similar offense from another jurisdiction and the substance was not methamphetamine, as defined by K.S.A. 65-4107(d)(3) or (f)(1), and amendments thereto, or an analog thereof, in any such …

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Sponsors

• Brett Fairchild (R) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
2. February 5, 2025: Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
3. February 4, 2025: Introduced

Common questions

What is SB188?

SB188 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Requiring a secured release for release prior to trial when a person is charged with certain offenses and creating a mechanism for unsecured judicial release.

What does SB188 do?

In its own words: An act concerning criminal procedure; relating to release prior to trial; requiring a secured release when a person is charged with certain offenses; replacing release on recognizance programs with unsecured judicial release programs; amending K.S.A. 21-5703, 21-5709, 215710, 21-5910, 21-5915, 21-6316, 21-6329, 22-2802, 22-2803, 222814, 22-2815, 22-2816 and 22-2817 and repealing the existing sections.

What is the status of SB188?

In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).

Who sponsored SB188?

Brett Fairchild (R).

Where is the official record for SB188?

On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb188/