---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarifying the time limitations for habeas corpus claims, requiring earlier notice of anticipated release from custody of a person who may be a sexually violent predator to the attorney general and a multidisciplinary team and specifying where such person will be detained during civil commitment proceedings."
description: "Clarifying the time limitations for habeas corpus claims, requiring earlier notice of anticipated release from custody of a person who may be a sexually violent predator to the attorney general and a multidisciplinary team and specifying where such person will be detained during civil commitment proceedings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 2607"
citation: "Kansas HB 2607 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-02-07"
last_action: "2022-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/624a623d-5f17-4f8d-be21-8805871e5599"
source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/hb2607"
source_hash: "05470835692936c47c30f6829341d16a11adc33120ff6ef8c7ef6ed467d78bcc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ks"]
---

# Kansas HB 2607 (2021-2022) — Clarifying the time limitations for habeas corpus claims, requiring earlier notice of anticipated release from custody of a person who may be a sexually violent predator to the attorney general and a multidisciplinary team and specifying where such person will be detained during civil commitment proceedings.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2607_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by House Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2607_01_0000.pdf)
3. **Enrolled - Law effective July 1, 2022** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2607_enrolled.pdf)
4. **{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2607_02_0000.pdf)

## Votes

- Final Action - Passed as amended; — **120–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurred with amendments in conference; — **123–0** (pass) · lower
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-02-07** Introduced `introduction`
- **2022-02-08** Hearing: Thursday, February 10, 2022, 1:30 PM Room 546-S
- **2022-02-08** Referred to Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-15** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-21** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2022-02-21** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- **2022-02-21** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2022-02-22** Engrossed on Monday, February 21, 2022
- **2022-02-22** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 120 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-22** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2022-02-23** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09** Hearing: Monday, March 14, 2022, 10:30 AM Room 346-S - CANCELED
- **2022-03-09** Hearing: Tuesday, March 15, 2022, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- **2022-03-16** Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-17** Withdrawn from Consent Calendar and placed on General Orders
- **2022-03-23** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2022-03-23** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Warren `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-23** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Warren was adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Wilborn `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-23** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Wilborn was adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2022-03-23** Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 39 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-28** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
- **2022-03-29** Motion to accede adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Wilborn and Senator Haley appointed as conferees
- **2022-03-30** Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea: 123 Nay: 0
- **2022-03-31** Reengrossed on Thursday, March 31, 2022
- **2022-04-01** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 1, 2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-25** Approved by Governor on Monday, April 11, 2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/624a623d-5f17-4f8d-be21-8805871e5599`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).