All Roll Calls
Yes: 162 • No: 0
KansasHB 22212025–2026 Regular SessionHouse
Abolishing the department of corrections alcohol and drug abuse treatment fund, creating the Kansas department for aging and disability services alcohol and drug abuse treatment fund and transferring the moneys and liabilities from such abolished fund to the Kansas department for aging and disability services alcohol and drug abuse treatment fund.
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Signed by Governor
ways and meanscorrections and juvenile justice
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Bill Overview
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Stronger DUI penalties and counting rules
This law defines DUI as driving with a 0.08 blood alcohol level or being too impaired by alcohol or drugs. Penalties rise with each conviction: first offense is 48 hours to 6 months in jail or 100 hours of service, plus a $750–$1,000 fine. A second offense is 90 days to 1 year in jail and a $1,250–$1,750 fine, with at least 120 hours of confinement if on probation. A third offense is a misdemeanor with 90 days to 1 year in jail and a $1,750–$2,500 fine, but it becomes a level 6 felony if one prior was within 10 years; a fourth or later offense is a level 6 felony. If you are 18 or older and had a child under 18 in the car, one extra month of confinement is added, which a judge may allow on house arrest or work release. Only priors on or after July 1, 2001 count toward whether it is a first, second, third, or later offense, but judges can still consider lifetime history when setting a sentence. Certain lifetime convictions, like DUI in a commercial vehicle, boating DUI, some aggravated batteries, involuntary manslaughter while DUI, and aggravated vehicular crimes tied to DUI, also count toward your prior history. Being lawfully allowed to use a drug is not a defense to the drug‑related DUI charges.
Treatment and supervision for DUI offenders
Before sentencing for a first or second DUI, the court orders an alcohol and drug evaluation, and you must follow the recommendations unless the court says otherwise. For certain felony DUIs, the court can place you in a state facility that provides substance‑abuse treatment; the corrections secretary can refuse or transfer you for lack of space, non‑participation, disruption, or health reasons. If you get probation for those felony DUIs, you must take part in a team‑based substance use program run by a KDADS care coordinator. After jail for the specified third‑offense misdemeanor, you must serve a one‑year supervision term that cannot be shortened and take part in KDADS‑facilitated services.
Stricter DUI record checks and reporting
Prosecutors must get your prior motor‑vehicle convictions and criminal history before filing a DUI charge. Courts must e‑report every DUI conviction and diversion to the Division, including any test result for blood or breath alcohol. Before sentencing, courts must also get your prior driving‑law convictions.
Ways to pay DUI fines
Courts set when DUI fines, fees, and costs are due. Assessments and costs must be paid within 90 days. The rest of any fine must be paid before your final release by the court. You can do court‑ordered community service instead of paying part of a fine and get $5 credit for each full hour, completed within one year or by an earlier court date. A $250 amount sent to the state treasurer cannot be waived even if other fine amounts are reduced.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 40 Nay: 0
Yes: 40 • No: 0
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 122 Nay: 0
Yes: 122 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025
4/10/2025HouseEnrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 25, 2025
3/25/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Be passed
3/20/2025SenateEmergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
3/20/2025SenateHearing: Monday, March 17, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 548-S
3/17/2025SenateCommittee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Ways and Means
3/17/2025SenateReferred to Committee on Ways and Means
2/26/2025SenateReceived and Introduced
2/25/2025SenateFinal Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 122 Nay: 0
2/20/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
2/19/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
2/19/2025HouseEngrossed on Wednesday, February 19, 2025
2/19/2025HouseCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
2/14/2025HouseHearing: (proponents) Thursday, February 6, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 546-S - CANCELED
2/6/2025HouseHearing: Thursday, February 6, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 546-S
2/6/2025HouseIntroduced
2/3/2025HouseReferred to Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
2/3/2025House
Bill Text
As Amended by House Committee
As introduced
Enrolled
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