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HB2155 • 2026

Specifying that sheriffs have liability for official acts related to charge and custody of jails.

Specifying that sheriffs have liability for official acts related to charge and custody of jails.

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Last action
2025-04-11
Official status
Law effective May 1, 2025
Effective date
Not listed

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Specifying that sheriffs have liability for official acts related to charge and custody of jails.

Specifying that sheriffs have liability for official acts related to charge and custody of jails.

What This Bill Does

  • Specifying that sheriffs have liability for official acts related to charge and custody of jails.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-11 House

    Law effective May 1, 2025

  2. 2025-04-10 House

    Approved by Governor on Wednesday, April 9, 2025

  3. 2025-04-10 House

    Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 4, 2025

  4. 2025-04-10 House

    Engrossed on Monday, March 31, 2025

  5. 2025-03-27 House

    Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 84, Nay 40, Absent 1

  6. 2025-03-17 Senate

    Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Kellie Warren , Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees

  7. 2025-03-17 House

    Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Susan Humphries , Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman

  8. 2025-03-12 Senate

    Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 30, Nay 9, Absent 1

  9. 2025-03-11 Senate

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  10. 2025-03-11 Senate

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

Official Summary Text

Specifying that sheriffs have liability for official acts related to charge and custody of jails.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL No. 2155
AN ACT concerning sheriffs; relating to liability; specifying that sheriffs have liability for
official acts related to charge and custody of jails; amending K.S.A. 19-811 and
repealing the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 19-811 is hereby amended to read as follows:
19-811. The sheriff shall have the charge and custody of the jail of his
the sheriff's county, and all the prisoners in the same such jail, and shall
keep such jail himself personally, or by his a deputy or jailer, for whose
acts he and his sureties official acts the sheriff and sureties of the
sheriff shall be liable.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 19-811 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the Kansas register.
I hereby certify that the above BILL originated in the House, and passed
that body
HOUSE concurred in
SENATE amendments __________________________________________________________________

Speaker of the House.

Chief Clerk of the House.

Passed the SENATE
as amended

President of the Senate.

Secretary of the Senate.
APPROVED _______________________________________________

Governor.