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KS HB2212
Bill
Status
2/19/2025
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary
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AI Summary
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Increases the maximum reimbursement the Secretary of Corrections may pay to inmates for personal injury or property damage caused by state negligence from $500 to $750
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Requires inmates to provide notice to the Secretary of the nature, time, date, and place for claims exceeding $750, though failure to provide notice does not prevent consideration by the joint committee on claims against the state
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Maintains existing provisions allowing the state to set off any outstanding unpaid court-ordered restitution from payments made to inmates through state settlements or civil judgments
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Amends K.S.A. 46-920 and takes effect upon publication in the Kansas Register
Legislative Description
Senate Substitute for HB 2212 by Committee on Judiciary - Authorizing the governor to make a declaration of need for enhanced public safety and security for an extraordinary event and providing certain powers to the governor during a period of such declaration.
Last Action
Senate Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 38 Nay: 2
3/12/2026