Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2651: Limiting the use of a summons instead of a warrant for the arrest of a defendant to misdemeanor crimes and requiring that any bond set on a warrant issued after a failure to appear in response to a summons shall not allow release on the defendant's own recognizance.

Vetoed Last action April 10, 2026: No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained

Plain-language summary

HB 2651 is a bill introduced in the Kansas House on February 3, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Limiting the use of a summons instead of a warrant for the arrest of a defendant to misdemeanor crimes and requiring that any bond set on a warrant issued after a failure to appear in response to a summons shall not allow release on the defendant's own recognizance. Primary sponsor: Committee on Judiciary. Most recent recorded action (April 10, 2026): No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Committee on Judiciary.