---
type: "Bill"
title: "Substitute for HB 2556 by Committee on Government, Technology and Security - Establishing the state interoperability advisory committee."
description: "Substitute for HB 2556 by Committee on Government, Technology and Security - Establishing the state interoperability advisory committee."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2556"
citation: "Kansas HB 2556 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-26"
last_action: "2018-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d5119e5-8bcd-48be-be7b-ffc3e5131203"
source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/hb2556"
source_hash: "e73296eb167ca529c219d0d2d5c499b45d2d4e7eeb5110ae2c44e142e90f7511"
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 2556 (2017-2018) — Substitute for HB 2556 by Committee on Government, Technology and Security - Establishing the state interoperability advisory committee.

## 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/hb2556_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by Senate Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2556_02_0000.pdf)
3. **Enrolled - Law effective July 01, 2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2556_enrolled.pdf)
4. **Sub** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2556_01_0000.pdf)

## Votes

- Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; — **37–3** (pass) · legislature
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **37–3** (pass) · legislature
- Final Action - Substitute passed; — **96–25** (pass) · legislature
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **114–6** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Committee on Government, Technology and Security — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-26** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-01-26** Hearing: Monday, January 29, 2018, 09:00 AM Room 218-N
- **2018-01-29** Referred to Committee on Government, Technology and Security `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-06** Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Government, Technology and Security `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-15** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2018-02-15** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed `substitution, passage`
- **2018-02-15** Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed `passage, substitution`
- **2018-02-19** Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 96 Nay: 25 `passage, substitution`
- **2018-02-19** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-02-20** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Hearing: Monday, March 19, 2018, 10:30 AM Room 548-S
- **2018-03-20** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-26** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2018-03-26** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- **2018-03-26** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2018-03-27** Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea: 37 Nay: 3 `passage, substitution`
- **2018-03-28** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
- **2018-03-29** Motion to accede adopted; Senator McGinn, Senator Billinger and Senator Kelly appointed as conferees
- **2018-04-02** Senator Hawk is appointed to replace Senator Kelly 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: 37 Nay: 3 `passage`
- **2018-04-26** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
- **2018-04-26** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 114 Nay: 6 `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 Thursday, May 10, 2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d5119e5-8bcd-48be-be7b-ffc3e5131203`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).