All Roll Calls
Yes: 323 • No: 4
KansasSB 1562025–2026 Regular SessionSenate
Increasing the reimbursement amount of money that the secretary of corrections may make to inmates for losses for personal injury or property damage or loss caused by negligence and requiring notice to the secretary for claims exceeding the reimbursement maximum.
Sponsored By: Stephen Owens (Republican)
Signed by Governor
judiciary
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
State uses settlements to pay restitution
If you owe unpaid court-ordered restitution, the state takes money it owes you to pay that debt. This covers money from claims against the state approved for payment by appropriation or through the Department of Corrections, and from settlements or final judgments where the state or a DOC employee was a named defendant and the state was found liable. It applies while you are incarcerated and while on post-release, parole, or conditional release. Payments go to the oldest restitution judgments first. Collected money is sent to the district court clerk for disbursement.
Higher reimbursement cap for inmate losses
The law raises the maximum reimbursement for inmate injury or property loss caused by state negligence to $750 per claim. For claims over $750, inmates must tell the Secretary of Corrections the nature, time, date, and place of the loss. Not giving this notice does not stop the Joint Committee on Claims against the State from considering the claim. Reimbursement money can be put into the inmate’s institutional account. The prior statute is repealed and these rules now apply.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Stephen Owens
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 40 Nay: 0
Yes: 40 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 120 Nay: 4
Yes: 120 • No: 4
Senate vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 123 Nay: 0
Yes: 123 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 40 Nay: 0
Yes: 40 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 18, 2025
4/11/2025SenateApproved by Governor on Thursday, April 24, 2025
4/11/2025SenateMotion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
4/10/2025SenateConference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
4/10/2025SenateConference committee report now available
3/27/2025HouseConference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 120 Nay: 4
3/27/2025HouseNonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Warren , Senator Titus and Senator Corson as conferees
3/24/2025SenateMotion to accede adopted; Representative Humphries, Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman appointed as conferees
3/24/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
3/19/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
3/19/2025HouseEmergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 123 Nay: 0
3/19/2025HouseCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
3/13/2025HouseHearing: Monday, March 10, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
3/10/2025HouseFinal Action - Passed; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
2/19/2025SenateReceived and Introduced
2/19/2025HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2/19/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Be passed
2/18/2025SenateCommittee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by
2/17/2025SenateWithdrawn from Consent Calendar and placed on General Orders
2/17/2025SenateHearing: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
2/12/2025SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2/4/2025SenateIntroduced
2/3/2025Senate
Bill Text
As Amended by House Committee
As introduced
Enrolled
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