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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Creating an affirmative defense to the crime of possession of a controlled substance for possession of certain medical treatments; amending podiatrist qualifications."
+description: "Creating an affirmative defense to the crime of possession of a controlled substance for possession of certain medical treatments; amending podiatrist qualifications."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
+legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
+session: "2019-2020"
+identifier: "SB 28"
+citation: "Kansas SB 28 (2019-2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 33
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2019-01-22"
+last_action: "2019-05-29"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a30550c-768c-4652-8a34-412830478f7e"
+source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/sb28"
+source_hash: "0ec40122de13c1d8dd8fe6ae377ecbe0269c14b99be07270f7f5627132573732"
+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 SB 28 (2019-2020) — Creating an affirmative defense to the crime of possession of a controlled substance for possession of certain medical treatments; amending podiatrist qualifications.
+
+## 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/b2019_20/measures/documents/sb28_00_0000.pdf)
+2. **As Amended by House Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2019_20/measures/documents/sb28_01_0000.pdf)
+3. **Enrolled - Law effective July 1, 2019** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2019_20/measures/documents/sb28_enrolled.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **27–8** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-01-22** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2019-01-23** Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance `referral-committee`
+- **2019-01-23** Hearing: Tuesday, January 29, 2019, 9:30 AM Room 546-S
+- **2019-02-05** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-02-19** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
+- **2019-02-19** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
+- **2019-02-20** Final Action - Passed; Yea: 40 Nay: 0 `passage`
+- **2019-02-21** Received and Introduced `introduction`
+- **2019-02-22** Referred to Committee on Insurance `referral-committee`
+- **2019-03-07** Hearing: Monday, March 11, 2019, 3:30 PM Room 212-N
+- **2019-03-14** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Insurance `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-03-25** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
+- **2019-03-25** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
+- **2019-03-25** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
+- **2019-03-26** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 123 Nay: 1 `passage`
+- **2019-03-27** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
+- **2019-04-01** Motion to accede adopted; Representative Vickrey, Representative Cox and Representative Neighbor appointed as conferees
+- **2019-05-01** Senator Suellentrop, Senator Berger, and Senator Bollier are appointed to replace Senator Olson, Senator Billinger, and Senator Ware on the Conference Committee
+- **2019-05-01** Representative Patton, Representative Ralph, and Representative Carmichael are appointed to replace Representative Vickrey, Representative Cox, and Representative Neighbor on the Conference Committee
+- **2019-05-02** Conference committee report now available
+- **2019-05-02** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
+- **2019-05-02** Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Patton, Representative Ralph and Representative Carmichael appointed as second conferees
+- **2019-05-02** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
+- **2019-05-02** Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Suellentrop, Senator Berger and Senator Bollier appointed as second conferees
+- **2019-05-04** Conference committee report now available
+- **2019-05-04** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
+- **2019-05-04** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 87 Nay: 36 `passage`
+- **2019-05-04** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
+- **2019-05-04** Motion to adopt Conference Committee Report
+- **2019-05-04** Substitute motion to not adopt and appoint a new conference failed.
+- **2019-05-04** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 27 Nay: 8 `passage`
+- **2019-05-14** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, May 10, 2019 `executive-receipt`
+- **2019-05-29** Approved by Governor on Monday, May 20, 2019 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2a30550c-768c-4652-8a34-412830478f7e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).
+