Kansas Senate · 2026 Session

SB 459: Removing the prisoner review board from the supervision of the secretary of corrections, changing the appointing authority and creating qualifications for the…

Final Action · Feb. 18, 2026 · Yeas 33, nays 7 · Party-line vote

How each party voted

Democrats
Yea 3 · Nay 6
Republicans
Yea 30 · Nay 1

Senate President Ty Masterson voted yea.

Bill

Bill
SB 459
Motion
Final Action
Date
Feb. 18, 2026
Session
2026 Session
Yeas–nays
Yeas 33, nays 7
Result
Passed, as the official record marks it

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