Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas SB351: Requiring correctional facilities and jails to allow inmates and prisoners to make telephone calls at no cost
Status: In committee, April 10, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning correctional facilities and jails; relating to telephone calls made by inmates and prisoners; requiring correctional facilities and jails to allow inmates and prisoners to make telephone calls at no cost; amending K.S.A. 12-4213, 19-1919 and 75-5210 and repealing the existing sections.
From the introduced text, January 21, 2026:
AN ACT concerning correctional facilities and jails; relating to telephone calls made by inmates and prisoners; requiring correctional facilities and jails to allow inmates and prisoners to make telephone calls at no cost; amending K.S.A. 12-4213, 19-1919 and 75-5210 and repealing the existing sections. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. K.S.A. 12-4213 is hereby amended to read as follows: 124213. (a) Any person arrested by a law enforcement officer shall be taken immediately by the law enforcement officer to the police station of the city or the office in the city designated by the municipal judge. At that time, the person shall have the right to post bond for the person's appearance, in accordance with K.S.A. 12-4301 and 12-4302, and amendments thereto, except as hereinafter provided. (b) (1) A law enforcement officer may detain a person arrested for violation of a municipal ordinance in protective custody for a period not to exceed six hours, including custody in a city or county jail, if such officer has probable cause to believe that: (1)(A) Such person may cause injury to oneself or others, or damage to property; and (2)(B) there is no responsible person or institution to which such person might be released. (2) Any person so held in protective custody shall be permitted to …
Sponsors
- Tim Shallenburger, Tim (I) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Committee
- : Final Action - Passed; Yea: 123 Nay: 1
- : Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- : Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions
- : Hearing: Monday, February 2, 2026, 9:00 AM Room 582-N
- : Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions
- : Introduced
- : Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
- : Introduced
Subjects: Corrections, Department of, Counties
Common questions
- What is SB351?
- SB351 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Requiring correctional facilities and jails to allow inmates and prisoners to make telephone calls at no cost.
- What does SB351 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning correctional facilities and jails; relating to telephone calls made by inmates and prisoners; requiring correctional facilities and jails to allow inmates and prisoners to make telephone calls at no cost; amending K.S.A. 12-4213, 19-1919 and 75-5210 and repealing the existing sections.
- What is the status of SB351?
- In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB351?
- Tim Shallenburger, Tim (I).
- Where is the official record for SB351?
- On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb351/
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