# Kansas HB 2653: Requiring the secretary of corrections to assist inmates with obtaining identification and employment-related documentation prior to release from custody. Kansas HB 2653, Requiring the secretary of corrections to assist inmates with obtaining identification and employment-related documentation prior to release from custody., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice; status signed, last action 2026-04-09 (Engrossed on Tuesday, March 31, 2026) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2653-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2653 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Requiring the secretary of corrections to assist inmates with obtaining identification and employment-related documentation prior to release from custody. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-03 - Last action: 2026-04-09, Engrossed on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - Sponsor: Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on judiciary, house committee on corrections and juvenile justice - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (574 yes, 0 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 Corrections and Juvenile Justice ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 123 Nay: 0 | pass | 123 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 124 Nay: 0 | pass | 124 | 0 | | | 2026-03-27 | House | Concurred with amendments in conference | pass | 123 | 0 | | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-16 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 124 | 0 | | ## Actions (18) - 2026-04-09: Engrossed on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-27: Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 123, Nay 0, Absent 2 (House) - 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. Bob Lewis, Rep. Bradley Barrett and Rep. Tobias Schlingensiepen (House) - 2026-03-19: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Hearing: Thursday, February 26, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Final Action - Passed; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1 (House) - 2026-02-16: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice (House) - 2026-02-09: Hearing: Monday, February 9, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 546-S (House) - 2026-02-03: Introduced (House) - 2026-02-03: Referred to House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice (House) ## Bill text - As Amended by Senate Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2653/hb2653_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2653/hb2653_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2653/hb2653_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 (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2653/hb2653_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2653/hb2653_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2653/hb2653_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-HB2653-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).