Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2705: Providing that courts are not required to appoint counsel for an indigent inmate in certain habeas corpus actions.

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

Plain-language summary

HB 2705 is a bill introduced in the Kansas House on February 4, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Providing that courts are not required to appoint counsel for an indigent inmate in certain habeas corpus actions. Primary sponsor: Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice. Most recent recorded action (April 10, 2026): Died in Committee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice.