# Kansas HB 2651: Limiting the use of a summons instead of a warrant for the arrest of a defendant to misdemeanor crimes and requiring that any bond set on a warrant issued after a failure to appear in response to a summons shall not allow release on the defendant's own recognizance.

Kansas HB 2651, Limiting the use of a summons instead of a warrant for the arrest of a defendant to misdemeanor crimes and requiring that any bond set on a warrant issued after a failure to appear in response to a summons shall not allow release on the defendant's own recognizance., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Judiciary; status vetoed, last action 2026-04-10 (No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2651
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Limiting the use of a summons instead of a warrant for the arrest of a defendant to misdemeanor crimes and requiring that any bond set on a warrant issued after a failure to appear in response to a summons shall not allow release on the defendant's own recognizance.
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-03
- Last action: 2026-04-10, No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained
- Sponsor: Committee on Judiciary
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on judiciary, house committee on judiciary
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (512 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: 116 Nay: 0 | pass | 116 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 72 Nay: 48 | pass | 72 | 48 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 28 Nay: 12 | pass | 28 | 12 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-28 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 72 | 48 |   |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 28 | 12 |   |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 116 | 0 |   |

## Actions (30)

- 2026-04-10: No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained (House)
- 2026-04-09: Reengrossed on Sunday, March 29, 2026 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman appointed as second conferees (House)
- 2026-03-27: Conference committee report now available (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 28, Nay 12 (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 72, Nay 48, Absent 5 (House)
- 2026-03-26: Conference committee report now available (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as second conferees (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman (House)
- 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Hearing: Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Engrossed on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 (House)
- 2026-02-25: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House)
- 2026-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Tom Kessler (House)
- 2026-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Tom Kessler was adopted (House)
- 2026-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House)
- 2026-02-19: Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted (House)
- 2026-02-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 116, Nay 0, Absent 9 (House)
- 2026-02-17: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2026-02-11: Hearing: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N (House)
- 2026-02-03: Introduced (House)
- 2026-02-03: Referred to House Committee on Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended by House Committee on Judiciary: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2651/hb2651_01_0000.pdf)
- As Amended by Senate Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2651_03_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2651/hb2651_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2651/hb2651_enrolled.pdf)
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2651/hb2651_02_0000.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 House Committee on Judiciary (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2651/hb2651_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Amended by Senate Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2651_03_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2651/hb2651_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2651/hb2651_enrolled.pdf)
- [{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2651/hb2651_02_0000.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2651-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-16).