Bill > HB2192

This bill modifies Kansas law regarding domestic battery offenses by significantly restricting work release options for repeat offenders. For a first domestic battery offense, the bill requires offenders to undergo a domestic violence offender assessment and follow program recommendations. For a second domestic battery offense within five years, offenders must serve at least 20 days of imprisonment before being eligible for work release, and must pay increased fines ranging from $500 to $1,000. For a third domestic battery offense within five years, the bill eliminates work release entirely and classifies the offense as a felony, with mandatory imprisonment of at least 90 days and fines between $1,000 and $7,500. If offenders do not complete the required domestic violence offender assessment and follow program recommendations, they must serve between 180 days and one year in prison. The bill defines domestic battery broadly, including physical harm and offensive physical contact with dating partners or household members, and provides specific criteria for determining what constitutes a "dating relationship" and "family or household member." The changes aim to increase penalties and intervention for repeated domestic violence incidents, with a focus on protecting victims and promoting offender rehabilitation.

Justice

Corrections and Juvenile Justice (House)

https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2192/