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HOUSE BILL No. 2029—page 15 classification, is subject to presumptive imprisonment and the sentencing range exceeds 300 months. In such case, the offender is required to serve a mandatory minimum term equal to the sentence established pursuant to the sentencing range. (2) The sentence imposed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be considered a departure and shall not be subject to appeal. (dd) The sentence for a felony offense committed while an offender was in custody for a prior nondrug felony or on probation, assignment to a community correctional services program, under suspended sentence or on parole or postrelease supervision for a prior nondrug felony and when such offender's criminal history score is A, B, C, D or E shall be presumptive imprisonment regardless of the grid block for such current felony. A sentence imposed pursuant to this subsection shall be served consecutively to any other term or terms of imprisonment imposed in the prior nondrug felony case in which the offender was on probation, assignment to a community correctional services program, under suspended sentence or on parole or postrelease supervision. Such sentence shall not be considered a departure and shall not be subject to appeal. Sec. 4. K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 22-2802, as amended by section 4 of 2026 House Bill No. 2444, is hereby amended to read as follows: 22- 2802. (a) Any person charged with a crime shall, at the person's first appearance before a magistrate, be ordered released pending preliminary examination or trial upon the execution of an appearance bond in an amount specified by the magistrate and sufficient to assure the appearance of such person before the magistrate when ordered and to assure the public safety. If the person is being bound over for a felony, the bond shall also be conditioned on the person's appearance in the district court or by way of a two-way electronic audio-video communication as provided in subsection (n) at the time required by the court to answer the charge against such person and at any time thereafter that the court requires. Unless the magistrate makes a specific finding otherwise, if the person is being bonded out for a person felony or a person misdemeanor, the bond shall be conditioned on the person being prohibited from having any contact with the alleged victim of such offense for a period of at least 72 hours. The magistrate may impose such of the following additional conditions of release as will reasonably assure the appearance of the person for preliminary examination or trial: (1) Place the person in the custody of a designated person or organization agreeing to supervise such person; (2) place restrictions on the travel, association or place of abode of the person during the period of release; (3) impose any other condition deemed reasonably necessary to assure appearance as required, including a condition requiring that the person return to custody during specified hours; (4) place the person under a house arrest program pursuant to K.S.A. 21-6609, and amendments thereto; or (5) place the person under the supervision of a court services officer responsible for monitoring the person's compliance with any conditions of release ordered by the magistrate. The magistrate may order the person to pay for any costs associated with the supervision provided by the court services department in an amount not to exceed $15 per week of such supervision. The magistrate may also order the person to pay for all other costs associated with the supervision and conditions for compliance in addition to the $15 per week. (b) In addition to any conditions of release provided in subsection (a), for any person charged with: (1) A felony, the magistrate may order such person to submit to a drug and alcohol abuse examination and evaluation in a public or private treatment facility or state institution and, if determined by the head of such facility or institution that such person is a drug or alcohol abuser or is incapacitated by drugs or alcohol, to submit to treatment