# Kansas HB 2155: Specifying that sheriffs have liability for official acts related to charge and custody of jails. Kansas HB 2155, Specifying that sheriffs have liability for official acts related to charge and custody of jails., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Judiciary; status signed, last action 2025-04-11 (Law effective May 1, 2025) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2155-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2155 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Specifying that sheriffs have liability for official acts related to charge and custody of jails. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-29 - Last action: 2025-04-11, Law effective May 1, 2025 - Sponsor: Committee on Judiciary - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on judiciary, house committee on judiciary - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (444 yes, 120 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Judiciary ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 84 Nay: 40 | pass | 84 | 40 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 30 Nay: 9 | pass | 30 | 9 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 108 Nay: 11 | pass | 108 | 11 | | | 2025-03-27 | House | Concurred with amendments in conference | pass | 84 | 40 | | | 2025-03-12 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 30 | 9 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 108 | 11 | | ## Actions (20) - 2025-04-11: Law effective May 1, 2025 (House) - 2025-04-10: Engrossed on Monday, March 31, 2025 (House) - 2025-04-10: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 4, 2025 (House) - 2025-04-09: Approved by Governor on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-27: Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 84, Nay 40, Absent 1 (House) - 2025-03-17: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman (House) - 2025-03-17: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 30, Nay 9, Absent 1 (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Hearing: Thursday, February 27, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Final Action - Passed; Yea 108, Nay 11, Absent 6 (House) - 2025-02-19: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (House) - 2025-02-11: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2025-02-05: Hearing: Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N (House) - 2025-01-29: Introduced (House) - 2025-01-29: Referred to House Committee on Judiciary (House) ## Bill text - As Amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2155/hb2155_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2155/hb2155_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2155/hb2155_enrolled.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed) - SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed) - SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed) - HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed) - HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law) - HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferability of credentials earned through ACT workkeys career readiness assessments to… (failed) ## Sources - [As Amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2155/hb2155_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2155/hb2155_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2155/hb2155_enrolled.pdf) ## Related - [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026) - [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026) - [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026) - [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026) - [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026) - [HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026) - [Kansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas/bills) - [Kansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2155-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).