---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amending the Kansas general corporation code to include public benefit corporations."
description: "Amending the Kansas general corporation code to include public benefit corporations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2153"
citation: "Kansas HB 2153 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 35
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2017-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb4a5ecd-844b-4f10-b8fe-1b4ac7d5407d"
source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/hb2153"
source_hash: "5385f3a4fcd0b9462db0e081ec0a70db204281228efc90914b24d420992a218d"
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 2153 (2017-2018) — Amending the Kansas general corporation code to include public benefit corporations.

## 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/hb2153_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by House Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2153_01_0000.pdf)
3. **As Amended by Senate Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2153_02_0000.pdf)
4. **Enrolled - Law effective July 01, 2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2153_enrolled.pdf)
5. **{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2153_03_0000.pdf)

## Votes

- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **121–0** (pass) · legislature
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; — **35–5** (pass) · legislature
- Final Action - Passed as amended; — **124–1** (pass) · legislature
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **37–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Committee on Judiciary — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-25** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-26** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-01** Hearing: Wednesday, February 08, 2017, 03:30 PM Room 112-N
- **2017-02-13** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-21** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2017-02-21** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- **2017-02-21** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2017-02-22** Engrossed on Tuesday, February 21, 2017
- **2017-02-22** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 124 Nay: 1 `passage`
- **2017-02-22** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-23** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Hearing: Monday, March 20, 2017, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- **2017-03-22** 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 - Now working on
- **2017-03-29** Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar
- **2017-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2017-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Tyson `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Tyson was withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2017-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Tyson `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Tyson was adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended `passage`
- **2017-03-30** Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 35 Nay: 5 `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 was adopted; Yea: 37 Nay: 2 `passage`
- **2017-05-09** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
- **2017-05-09** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 121 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-10** Reengrossed on Tuesday, May 9, 2017
- **2017-05-12** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, May 12, 2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-16** Approved by Governor on Monday, May 15, 2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cb4a5ecd-844b-4f10-b8fe-1b4ac7d5407d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).