KS SB60

Sentencing courts prohibited from considering second or successive habeas corpus motions under K.S.A. 60-1507 unless the claim relies on a new retroactive constitutional rule or presents newly discovered facts that establish by clear and convincing evidence no reasonable fact finder would have found the prisoner guilty

Second or successive motions cannot be filed while an appeal on a previous motion is pending or during the appeal window

Ineffective assistance of counsel during a previous habeas action cannot serve as grounds for relief in a subsequent action unless the ineffectiveness completely foreclosed the prisoner's ability to appeal or seek discretionary review

Death row inmates filing habeas corpus motions under K.S.A. 60-1507 receive expedited hearings and direct appeals to the Kansas Supreme Court as a matter of right, bypassing the Court of Appeals

Amends K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 60-1507 and 60-2102, taking effect upon publication in the statute book