---
type: "Bill"
title: "Enacting rules for briefs in a criminal matter or postconviction case in the supreme court or court of appeals; authorizing the attorney general to establish a system of legal representation charges and collect such charges from state agencies; office of the inspector general; enforcement of the scrap metal theft reduction act."
description: "Enacting rules for briefs in a criminal matter or postconviction case in the supreme court or court of appeals; authorizing the attorney general to establish a system of legal representation charges and collect such charges from state agencies; office of the inspector general; enforcement of the scrap metal theft reduction act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 149"
citation: "Kansas SB 149 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-03"
last_action: "2017-05-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf287793-2223-457c-9aaf-0e920ce5c6dd"
source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/sb149"
source_hash: "a52a40d8fb27ecc8efc6204ffbeb44f94f22e0299d27d6e28161c81c69a90978"
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 149 (2017-2018) — Enacting rules for briefs in a criminal matter or postconviction case in the supreme court or court of appeals; authorizing the attorney general to establish a system of legal representation charges and collect such charges from state agencies; office of the inspector general; enforcement of the scrap metal theft reduction act.

## 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/sb149_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by House Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/sb149_01_0000.pdf)
3. **Enrolled - Law effective June 01, 2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/sb149_enrolled.pdf)

## Votes

- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Final Action - Passed as amended; — **122–2** (pass) · legislature
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **123–0** (pass) · legislature
- Consent Calendar Passed — **39–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Committee on Judiciary — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-03** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-06** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-07** Hearing: Monday, February 13, 2017, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- **2017-02-13** Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-23** Consent Calendar Passed Yea: 39 Nay: 0
- **2017-02-23** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-03-06** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Hearing: Monday, March 13, 2017, 03:30 PM Room 112-N
- **2017-03-24** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-29** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2017-03-29** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- **2017-03-29** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2017-03-30** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 122 Nay: 2 `passage`
- **2017-04-03** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
- **2017-04-03** Motion to accede adopted; Representative Finch, Representative Patton and Representative Carmichael appointed as conferees
- **2017-05-03** Conference committee report now available
- **2017-05-03** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
- **2017-05-03** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 123 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-11** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
- **2017-05-11** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 40 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-19** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, May 19, 2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-25** Approved by Governor on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf287793-2223-457c-9aaf-0e920ce5c6dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).