---
type: "Bill"
title: "Specifying that sheriffs have liability for official acts related to charge and custody of jails."
description: "Specifying that sheriffs have liability for official acts related to charge and custody of jails."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 2155"
citation: "Kansas HB 2155 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-29"
last_action: "2025-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ae8793a-3feb-4cc4-915e-02e946e135cd"
source_url: "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2155/"
source_hash: "8903090c7fd917b95d84ae9cfd2ee3182c5edafa59460ab080d1da1716284c85"
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 2155 (2025-2026) — Specifying that sheriffs have liability for official acts related to charge and custody of jails.

## Version chain

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

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/hb_2155/hb2155_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/hb_2155/hb2155_01_0000.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/hb_2155/hb2155_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Committee on Judiciary — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-11** Law effective May 1, 2025
- **2025-04-10** Approved by Governor on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-10** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 4, 2025
- **2025-04-10** Engrossed on Monday, March 31, 2025
- **2025-03-27** Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 84, Nay 40, Absent 1
- **2025-03-17** Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees
- **2025-03-17** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman
- **2025-03-12** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 30, Nay 9, Absent 1 `passage`
- **2025-03-11** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2025-03-11** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
- **2025-03-05** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-20** Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-02-19** Final Action - Passed; Yea 108, Nay 11, Absent 6 `passage`
- **2025-02-18** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2025-02-11** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-29** Referred to House Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-29** Introduced `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0ae8793a-3feb-4cc4-915e-02e946e135cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).