SESSION OF 2023
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2010
As Amended by House Committee on Judiciary
Brief*
HB 2010, as amended, would make a technical
amendment to update statutory cross references.
The bill would update the same statutory cross
references in statutes concerning:
●Jury instructions for persons who lack the required
mental state to commit a crime;
●Annual hearings on the continued commitment of
persons who were found to lack the required
mental state to commit a crime; and
●Municipal zoning of group homes.
The bill would also make technical amendments to
ensure consistency in statutory phrasing.
Background
The bill was prefiled for introduction by Representative
Highberger on January 6, 2023.
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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
http://www.kslegislature.org House Committee on Judiciary
In the House Committee on Judiciary hearing on the bill
on January 23, 2023, Representative Highberger testified as
a proponent, stating he had come across the needed
updates while conducting research.
The House Committee amended the bill by adding
updated statutory references in statutes concerning
commitment of persons found not guilty due to lacking the
required mental state to commit a crime and municipal zoning
of group homes.
Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
Budget on the bill, as introduced, the Office of Judicial
Administration states enactment of the bill would not have a
fiscal effect on the operations of the Judicial Branch.
Jury instructions; not guilty; mental disease; mental defect; disability; municipal
zoning; single family; residential; state security hospital; state hospital; mentally ill;
commitment; group home
2- 2010