Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas HB2227: Prohibiting the use of any prone restraint on a juvenile who is in custody at a juvenile detention facility or juvenile correctional facility or being assessed as part of the juvenile intake and assessment system
Status: In committee, April 10, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning children and minors; relating to the revised Kansas juvenile justice code; prohibiting the use of any prone restraint on a juvenile who is in custody at a juvenile detention facility or juvenile correctional facility or being assessed as part of the juvenile intake and assessment system; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 38-2302 and repealing the existing section.
From the introduced text, February 4, 2025:
AN ACT concerning children and minors; relating to the revised Kansas juvenile justice code; prohibiting the use of any prone restraint on a juvenile who is in custody at a juvenile detention facility or juvenile correctional facility or being assessed as part of the juvenile intake and assessment system; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 38-2302 and repealing the existing section. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: New Section 1. (a) No person shall use any prone restraint on a juvenile who is: (1) In custody at a juvenile correctional facility or juvenile detention facility; or (2) being assessed as part of the juvenile intake and assessment system established pursuant to K.S.A. 75-7023, and amendments thereto. (b) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the revised Kansas juvenile justice code. Sec. 2. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 38-2302 is hereby amended to read as follows: 38-2302. As used in this code, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Commissioner" means the secretary of corrections or the secretary's designee. (b) "Community supervision officer" means any officer from court services, community corrections or any other individual authorized to supervise a juvenile on an immediate intervention, probation or conditional release. (c) "Conditional release" means release from a term of commitment in a juvenile correctional facility for an aftercare term pursuant …
Sponsors
- Kevin Schwertfeger (R) · primary sponsor
- Megan Steele (R)
Latest actions
- : Died in Committee
- : Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- : Hearing: Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- : Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- : Received and Introduced
- : Final Action - Passed; Yea: 120 Nay: 3
- : Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- : Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary
- : Hearing: Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
- : Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Subjects: Children and Minors
Common questions
- What is HB2227?
- HB2227 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Prohibiting the use of any prone restraint on a juvenile who is in custody at a juvenile detention facility or juvenile correctional facility or being assessed as part of the juvenile intake and assessment system.
- What does HB2227 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning children and minors; relating to the revised Kansas juvenile justice code; prohibiting the use of any prone restraint on a juvenile who is in custody at a juvenile detention facility or juvenile correctional facility or being assessed as part of the juvenile intake and assessment system; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 38-2302 and repealing the existing section.
- What is the status of HB2227?
- In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2227?
- Kevin Schwertfeger (R), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB2227?
- On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2227/
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