---
type: "Bill"
title: "Substitute for HB 2602 by the Committee on Education - Creating the legislative task force on dyslexia."
description: "Substitute for HB 2602 by the Committee on Education - Creating the legislative task force on dyslexia."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2602"
citation: "Kansas HB 2602 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Representative Brim", "Representative Cox"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 34
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-02-01"
last_action: "2018-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1007e6f8-e478-47d4-a7de-38e50c8a7351"
source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/hb2602"
source_hash: "3d5886e5554db007f6f2ca1dfc4f76a21860a49459f8e59f4893dd040e703fb4"
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 2602 (2017-2018) — Substitute for HB 2602 by the Committee on Education - Creating the legislative task force on dyslexia.

## 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/hb2602_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by Senate Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2602_03_0000.pdf)
3. **Enrolled - Law effective July 01, 2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2602_enrolled.pdf)
4. **Sub** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2602_01_0000.pdf)
5. **{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2602_02_0000.pdf)

## Votes

- Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **120–0** (pass) · legislature
- Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; — **110–7** (pass) · legislature
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **40–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Representative Brim — primary (person)
- Representative Cox — primary (person)
- Committee on Education — cosponsor (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-01** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-02-02** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Hearing: Wednesday, February 07, 2018, 03:30 PM Room 546-S
- **2018-02-15** Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2018-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- **2018-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Davis `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Davis was adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Hodge `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-22** Representative Dietrich raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.
- **2018-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Dietrich `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Dietrich was adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2018-02-22** Engrossed on Thursday, February 22, 2018
- **2018-02-22** Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea: 110 Nay: 7 `passage, substitution`
- **2018-02-28** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-03-01** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-05** Hearing: Wednesday, March 14, 2018, 01:30 PM Room 144-S
- **2018-03-22** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-27** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2018-03-27** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- **2018-03-27** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2018-03-28** Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0 `passage, substitution`
- **2018-03-29** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
- **2018-03-29** Motion to accede adopted; Senator Baumgardner, Senator Alley and Senator Pettey appointed as conferees
- **2018-04-03** Representative Aurand, Representative Dietrich, and Representative Winn are appointed to replace Representative Aurand, Representative Dierks, and Representative Winn 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`
- **2018-04-07** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
- **2018-04-07** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 120 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-07** Reengrossed on Saturday, April 7, 2018
- **2018-04-26** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, April 16, 2018 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-26** Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1007e6f8-e478-47d4-a7de-38e50c8a7351`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).