Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 459: Removing the prisoner review board from the supervision of the secretary of corrections, changing the appointing authority and creating qualifications for the members of the board and requiring parole hearings to be postponed if proper notice of the public comment session is not made to the victim.

Enacted Last action April 9, 2026: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026

Plain-language summary

SB 459 is a bill introduced in the Kansas Senate on February 3, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Removing the prisoner review board from the supervision of the secretary of corrections, changing the appointing authority and creating qualifications for the members of the board and requiring parole hearings to be postponed if proper notice of the public comment session is not made to the victim. Primary sponsor: Committee on Judiciary. Most recent recorded action (April 9, 2026): Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Committee on Judiciary.