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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Modifying certain fees and removing the fee sunset in the Kansas postsecondary educational institution act, and exempting certain postsecondary educational institutions from performance-based budgeting."
+description: "Modifying certain fees and removing the fee sunset in the Kansas postsecondary educational institution act, and exempting certain postsecondary educational institutions from performance-based budgeting."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
+legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "HB 2542"
+citation: "Kansas HB 2542 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2018-01-25"
+last_action: "2018-05-04"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57e5457e-aa89-4fcf-9c66-edeac4857d69"
+source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/hb2542"
+source_hash: "84c2d8b6628742be280640979b24c193b3c25db9b74049d6c3468910ba5b9446"
+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 2542 (2017-2018) — Modifying certain fees and removing the fee sunset in the Kansas postsecondary educational institution act, and exempting certain postsecondary educational institutions from performance-based budgeting.
+
+## 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/hb2542_00_0000.pdf)
+2. **As Amended by Senate Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2542_01_0000.pdf)
+3. **Enrolled - Law effective May 17, 2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2542_enrolled.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Final Action - Passed; — **108–14** (pass) · legislature
+- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **93–27** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Committee on Education — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-25** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2018-01-26** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-26** Hearing and possible action: Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 03:30 PM Room 546-S
+- **2018-02-06** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Education `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: 108 Nay: 14 `passage`
+- **2018-02-21** Received and Introduced `introduction`
+- **2018-02-22** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-05** Hearing: Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 01:30 PM Room 144-S
+- **2018-03-15** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-03-20** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
+- **2018-03-20** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
+- **2018-03-20** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
+- **2018-03-20** Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 39 Nay: 0 `passage`
+- **2018-03-27** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
+- **2018-03-27** Motion to accede adopted; Senator Baumgardner, Senator Alley and Senator Hensley appointed as conferees
+- **2018-04-03** Senator Pettey is appointed to replace Senator Hensley on the Conference Committee
+- **2018-04-06** Conference committee report now available
+- **2018-04-07** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
+- **2018-04-07** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 40 Nay: 0 `passage`
+- **2018-04-26** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
+- **2018-04-26** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 93 Nay: 27 `passage`
+- **2018-04-28** Engrossed on Thursday, April 26, 2018
+- **2018-04-30** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, April 30, 2018 `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-05-04** Approved by Governor on Friday, May 4, 2018 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/57e5457e-aa89-4fcf-9c66-edeac4857d69`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).
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