Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2272: Providing that no person shall be sentenced to death for crimes committed after July 1, 2025, and creating the crime of aggravated murder.

Did not advance Last action April 10, 2026: Died in Committee

Plain-language summary

HB 2272 is a bill introduced in the Kansas House on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Providing that no person shall be sentenced to death for crimes committed after July 1, 2025, and creating the crime of aggravated murder. Primary sponsor: Mark Schreiber (Republican), Barbara Ballard (Democratic), John Carmichael (Democratic), Dan Osman (Democratic), Bill Sutton (Republican), Barb Wasinger (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 10, 2026): Died in Committee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors: Mark Schreiber (Republican); Barbara Ballard (Democratic); John Carmichael (Democratic); Dan Osman (Democratic); and 2 more.