SESSION OF 2024
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON SENATE BILL NO. 190
As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole
Brief*
SB 190, as amended, would amend the Kansas Code of
Criminal Procedure to require a magistrate to order, as a
condition of release for any person charged with a felony, that
the person execute (sign) a waiver of extradition:
●Stating the person consents to extradition to
Kansas and waives all procedures incidental to
extradition proceedings pursuant to Kansas’
enactment of the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act,
or any other law, if such person is arrested in
another state while on bond; and
●Acknowledging that the person shall not be
released prior to trial in any other state pending
extradition to Kansas.
The bill also would make technical amendments to
ensure consistency in statutory organization and update
years contained in statutory references throughout the bill.
Background
The bill was introduced by the Senate Committee on
Judiciary during the 2023 Legislative Session at the request
of a representative of the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office.
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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 Senate Committee on Judiciary
In the Senate Committee hearing on January 17, 2024,
a representative of the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office
testified as a proponent, stating the bill would assist law
enforcement in bringing fugitives back to the state to answer
for crimes committed in Kansas. Written-only proponent
testimony was provided by representatives of the Kansas
County and District Attorneys Association and the Kansas
Sheriffs Association.
Written-only opponent testimony was provided by
representatives of the Board of Indigents’ Defense Services
and the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas.
No other testimony was provided.
Senate Committee of the Whole
On February 21, 2024, the Senate Committee of the
Whole made a technical amendment to update years
contained in statutory references.
Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, as introduced, the Office of Judicial
Administration indicates enactment of the bill would have a
negligible fiscal effect on the operations of the Judicial
Branch.
Crimes; criminal procedure; bond; extradition
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