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KS HB2272
Providing that no person shall be sentenced to death for crimes committed after July 1, 2025, and creating the crime of aggravated murder.
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Introduced
02/05/2025
02/05/2025
In Committee
02/05/2025
02/05/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
AN ACT concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; providing that no person shall be sentenced to death for crimes committed after July 1, 2025; creating the crime of aggravated murder; requiring a sentence of imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole therefor; clarifying laws related to sentences of imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole; amending K.S.A. 21-5301, 21- 5402, 21-5419, 21-6614, 21-6618, 21-6620, 21-6622, 21-6628, 21- 6629, 21-6806, 22-2512, 22-4902, 22-4906, 23-3222, 38-2271, 38- 2303, 38-2312, 38-2365, 72-2165 and 75-52,148 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 21-6328, 22-3717, 38-2255, 39-970, 39-2009 and 65-5117 and repealing the existing sections; also repealing K.S.A. 21-5401, 21-6617 and 21-6619; also repealing K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 39-2009a.
AI Summary
This bill abolishes the death penalty in Kansas for crimes committed after July 1, 2025, and creates a new crime called aggravated murder. The bill replaces capital murder with aggravated murder, which will be classified as an off-grid crime requiring imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole. Specifically, the bill defines several circumstances that constitute aggravated murder, including intentional and premeditated killings under specific conditions such as during kidnapping, by contract, by an inmate, in connection with certain sexual crimes, of a law enforcement officer, of multiple people, or of a child under 14. The bill makes several technical amendments to existing statutes to replace references to capital murder with aggravated murder and adjusts various legal provisions related to sentencing, criminal records, and offender registration to reflect this change. For individuals sentenced to death for crimes committed before July 1, 2025, the existing death penalty provisions will remain in effect. The bill aims to eliminate capital punishment while ensuring that the most serious murders are still punished with life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (6)
Mark Schreiber (R)*,
Barbara Ballard (D),
John Carmichael (D),
Dan Osman (D),
Bill Sutton (R),
Barb Wasinger (R),
Last Action
House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (on 02/05/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2272/ |
| Fiscal Note - Ficsal Note: As introduced | https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/fisc_note_hb2272_00_0000.pdf |
| BillText | https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2272_00_0000.pdf |
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