---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extending the judicial branch surcharge fund; also requiring the responsible party to pay for the cost of collection services for debts owed to courts or restitution."
description: "Extending the judicial branch surcharge fund; also requiring the responsible party to pay for the cost of collection services for debts owed to courts or restitution."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2041"
citation: "Kansas HB 2041 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-12"
last_action: "2017-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/53f1de71-1aaf-41d1-ab01-b289bfe7513d"
source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/hb2041"
source_hash: "a577421eceeabd1236c6c9451377a82d974f9a388b86734b25bd0d980d209f98"
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 2041 (2017-2018) — Extending the judicial branch surcharge fund; also requiring the responsible party to pay for the cost of collection services for debts owed to courts or restitution.

## 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/hb2041_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by Senate Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2041_01_0000.pdf)
3. **Enrolled - Law effective July 01, 2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2041_enrolled.pdf)

## Votes

- Final Action - Passed as amended; — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Final Action - Passed; — **122–0** (pass) · legislature
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **23–15** (pass) · legislature
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **98–24** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Committee on Judiciary — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-12** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-13** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-25** Hearing: Monday, January 30, 2017, 03:30 PM Room 112-N
- **2017-02-03** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-09** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2017-02-09** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2017-02-13** Final Action - Passed; Yea: 122 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2017-02-13** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Hearing: Monday, March 20, 2017, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- **2017-03-23** 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: 40 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-03** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
- **2017-04-04** Motion to accede adopted; Senator Wilborn, Senator Lynn and Senator Haley appointed as conferees
- **2017-05-02** Conference committee report now available
- **2017-05-02** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
- **2017-05-02** Conference Committee Report not adopted; Senator Wilborn, Senator Lynn and Senator Haley appointed as second conferees
- **2017-05-03** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
- **2017-05-03** Motion to accede adopted; Representative Finch, Representative Patton and Representative Carmichael appointed as second conferees
- **2017-05-09** Conference committee report now available
- **2017-05-09** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 23 Nay: 15 `passage`
- **2017-05-11** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 98 Nay: 24 `passage`
- **2017-05-12** Engrossed on Friday, May 12, 2017
- **2017-05-19** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, May 19, 2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-30** Approved by Governor on Friday, May 26, 2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/53f1de71-1aaf-41d1-ab01-b289bfe7513d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).