---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying certain fees and removing the fee sunset in the Kansas postsecondary educational institution act, and exempting certain postsecondary educational institutions from performance-based budgeting."
description: "Modifying certain fees and removing the fee sunset in the Kansas postsecondary educational institution act, and exempting certain postsecondary educational institutions from performance-based budgeting."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2542"
citation: "Kansas HB 2542 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-25"
last_action: "2018-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57e5457e-aa89-4fcf-9c66-edeac4857d69"
source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/hb2542"
source_hash: "84c2d8b6628742be280640979b24c193b3c25db9b74049d6c3468910ba5b9446"
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 2542 (2017-2018) — Modifying certain fees and removing the fee sunset in the Kansas postsecondary educational institution act, and exempting certain postsecondary educational institutions from performance-based budgeting.

## 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/hb2542_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by Senate Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2542_01_0000.pdf)
3. **Enrolled - Law effective May 17, 2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2542_enrolled.pdf)

## Votes

- Final Action - Passed; — **108–14** (pass) · legislature
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **93–27** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Committee on Education — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-25** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-26** Hearing and possible action: Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 03:30 PM Room 546-S
- **2018-02-06** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-20** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2018-02-20** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2018-02-21** Final Action - Passed; Yea: 108 Nay: 14 `passage`
- **2018-02-21** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-02-22** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-05** Hearing: Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 01:30 PM Room 144-S
- **2018-03-15** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-20** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2018-03-20** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- **2018-03-20** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2018-03-20** Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 39 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-27** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
- **2018-03-27** Motion to accede adopted; Senator Baumgardner, Senator Alley and Senator Hensley appointed as conferees
- **2018-04-03** Senator Pettey is appointed to replace Senator Hensley on the Conference Committee
- **2018-04-06** Conference committee report now available
- **2018-04-07** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
- **2018-04-07** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 40 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-26** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
- **2018-04-26** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 93 Nay: 27 `passage`
- **2018-04-28** Engrossed on Thursday, April 26, 2018
- **2018-04-30** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, April 30, 2018 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-04** Approved by Governor on Friday, May 4, 2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/57e5457e-aa89-4fcf-9c66-edeac4857d69`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).