---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requiring the secretary of corrections to assist inmates with obtaining identification and employment-related documentation prior to release from custody."
description: "Requiring the secretary of corrections to assist inmates with obtaining identification and employment-related documentation prior to release from custody."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 2653"
citation: "Kansas HB 2653 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections", "Department of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-02-03"
last_action: "2026-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7fe266c-779d-4c92-af87-a1525ef3dc6b"
source_url: "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2653/"
source_hash: "bdea31bcb4f3d958ba9b0389bbc0596f5718edf2106ef2c555073c9c8bbc372b"
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 2653 (2025-2026) — Requiring the secretary of corrections to assist inmates with obtaining identification and employment-related documentation prior to release from custody.

## 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/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2653/hb2653_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by Senate Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2653/hb2653_01_0000.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2653/hb2653_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-09** Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-09** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- **2026-04-09** Engrossed on Tuesday, March 31, 2026
- **2026-03-27** Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 123, Nay 0, Absent 2
- **2026-03-24** Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees
- **2026-03-23** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Bob Lewis, Rep. Bradley Barrett and Rep. Tobias Schlingensiepen
- **2026-03-19** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-16** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2026-02-16** Final Action - Passed; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1 `passage`
- **2026-02-10** Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-03** Referred to House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03** Introduced `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e7fe266c-779d-4c92-af87-a1525ef3dc6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).