---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allowing bicycles to be equipped with either a rear lamp or reflector."
description: "Allowing bicycles to be equipped with either a rear lamp or reflector."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2170"
citation: "Kansas HB 2170 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-26"
last_action: "2017-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0aa5705-81b3-4650-b3b9-65e009783353"
source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/hb2170"
source_hash: "4882b56342872d6a207eb13afd8541201f155e4eef9d9f141e44f75554f97ef4"
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 2170 (2017-2018) — Allowing bicycles to be equipped with either a rear lamp or reflector.

## 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/hb2170_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by Senate Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2170_01_0000.pdf)
3. **Enrolled - Law effective July 01, 2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2170_enrolled.pdf)
4. **{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2170_02_0000.pdf)

## Votes

- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **116–8** (pass) · legislature
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Final Action - Passed; — **116–9** (pass) · legislature
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; — **40–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Committee on Transportation — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-26** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-27** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-01** Hearing: Tuesday, February 07, 2017, 01:30 PM Room 582-N
- **2017-02-13** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-20** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2017-02-20** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2017-02-21** Final Action - Passed; Yea: 116 Nay: 9 `passage`
- **2017-02-21** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-23** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** Hearing: Thursday, March 09, 2017, 08:30 AM Room 546-S
- **2017-03-16** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2017-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- **2017-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Petersen `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Petersen 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: 40 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-03** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
- **2017-04-04** Motion to accede adopted; Senator Petersen, Senator Doll and Senator Pettey appointed as conferees
- **2017-04-05** Conference committee report now available
- **2017-04-05** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 40 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-06** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 116 Nay: 8 `passage`
- **2017-04-07** Engrossed on Thursday, April 6, 2017
- **2017-05-01** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 14, 2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01** Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c0aa5705-81b3-4650-b3b9-65e009783353`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).