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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Allowing criminal cases to be stayed during state appeal of writ of habeas corpus relief; creating procedures and limitations concerning contact with jurors following a criminal jury trial; clarifying methods of recording grand jury proceedings."
+description: "Allowing criminal cases to be stayed during state appeal of writ of habeas corpus relief; creating procedures and limitations concerning contact with jurors following a criminal jury trial; clarifying methods of recording grand jury proceedings."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
+legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "HB 2479"
+citation: "Kansas HB 2479 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 27
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2018-01-17"
+last_action: "2018-05-04"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0402581-ac69-4258-b962-de6acc120c8e"
+source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/hb2479"
+source_hash: "4bbdd5773bda306505bbd1361df3cfc22838ac2c68452487f33bbe0273c1349d"
+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 2479 (2017-2018) — Allowing criminal cases to be stayed during state appeal of writ of habeas corpus relief; creating procedures and limitations concerning contact with jurors following a criminal jury trial; clarifying methods of recording grand jury proceedings.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **As introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2479_00_0000.pdf)
+2. **As Amended by Senate Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2479_01_0000.pdf)
+3. **Enrolled - Law effective July 01, 2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2479_enrolled.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Final Action - Passed as amended; — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Final Action - Passed; — **122–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **106–13** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Committee on Judiciary — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-17** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2018-01-17** Hearing: Monday, January 22, 2018, 03:30 PM Room 112-N
+- **2018-01-18** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-02** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-02-20** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
+- **2018-02-20** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
+- **2018-02-21** Final Action - Passed; Yea: 122 Nay: 0 `passage`
+- **2018-02-21** Received and Introduced `introduction`
+- **2018-02-22** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-28** Hearing: Wednesday, March 07, 2018, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
+- **2018-03-23** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-03-28** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
+- **2018-03-28** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
+- **2018-03-28** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Haley `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-03-28** Senator Wilborn raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.
+- **2018-03-28** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
+- **2018-03-29** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0 `passage`
+- **2018-04-02** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
+- **2018-04-03** Motion to accede adopted; Senator Wilborn, Senator Lynn and Senator Haley appointed as conferees
+- **2018-05-02** Conference committee report now available
+- **2018-05-02** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
+- **2018-05-02** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 40 Nay: 0 `passage`
+- **2018-05-03** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
+- **2018-05-03** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 106 Nay: 13 `passage`
+- **2018-05-03** Engrossed on Thursday, May 3, 2018
+- **2018-05-04** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, May 08, 2018 `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-05-04** Approved by Governor on Monday, May 14, 2018 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c0402581-ac69-4258-b962-de6acc120c8e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).
+