TOPEKA ? The Kansas House has approved a bill that would create new limits on appeals by sex offenders committed to a state treatment program.

The chamber voted 111-0 Monday to approve the bill, which will now go to the Senate for consideration.

Sex offenders determined by a court to be sexual predators are currently committed to a treatment program after they serve their criminal penalties. The bill would remove the right of confined offenders to request a jury trial when petitioning for release. It would also limit offenders’ right to file grievances on a number of issues.

Democratic Rep. John Carmichael from Wichita said that he continues to have concerns with the bill. But he said some provisions that he believed unconstitutional were removed in negotiations between lawmakers from both chambers.