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SB 157

AN ACT concerning criminal procedure; relating to search and seizure; requiring the statement of facts sufficient to show probable cause justifying a search warrant to be made by a law enforcement officer; relating to release prior to trial; forfeiture of appearance bonds; requiring warrants for failure to appear to be given to sureties; allowing bond forfeiture to be set aside in certain circumstances if a surety can show that the defendant was deported from the United States; requiring remission in certain circumstances; prohibiting a compensated surety from making a loan for certain portions of the minimum appearance bond premium required; amending K.S.A. 22-2502 and 22-2807 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 22-2809b and repealing the existing sections.

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Senate - Final Action - Passed as amended; - 02/19/2025

On roll call the vote was:

Yea - (31):

Alley, Argabright, Billinger, Blasi, Blew, Bowers, Bowser, Claeys, Claeys, Clifford, Dietrich, Erickson, Fagg, Faust Goudeau, Gossage, Haley, Klemp, Kloos, Masterson, Murphy, Owens, Peck, Petersen, Rose, Ryckman, Shallenburger, Shane, Starnes, Thomas, Titus, Warren,

Nay - (9):

Corson, Francisco, Holscher, Pettey, Schmidt, Sykes, Thompson, Tyson, Ware,

Present and Passing - (0):

Absent and Not Voting - (0):

Not Voting - (0):