---
type: "Bill"
title: "Updating the code of civil procedure."
description: "Updating the code of civil procedure."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 120"
citation: "Kansas SB 120 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2017-05-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a099469-2fad-42ea-85cc-cf263dbffd6e"
source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/sb120"
source_hash: "1e82448312fbc256be9987ee69128987efb2f8b52aff1878f94806893499275f"
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 SB 120 (2017-2018) — Updating the code of civil procedure.

## 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/sb120_00_0000.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Law effective July 01, 2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/sb120_enrolled.pdf)
3. **H Sub for** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/sb120_01_0000.pdf)

## Votes

- Concurred with amendments in conference; — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
- Consent Calendar Passed — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
- Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; — **122–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Committee on Judiciary — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-01** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-02** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-07** Hearing: Monday, February 13, 2017, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- **2017-02-13** Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-23** Consent Calendar Passed Yea: 39 Nay: 0
- **2017-02-23** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-03-06** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-06** Hearing: Thursday, March 09, 2017, 03:30 PM Room 112-N
- **2017-03-29** Withdrawn from Committee on Judiciary; Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-03** Withdrawn from Committee on Appropriations; Rereferred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-06** Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-07** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2017-04-07** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed `substitution, passage`
- **2017-04-07** Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed `passage, substitution`
- **2017-04-07** Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 122 Nay: 0 `passage, substitution`
- **2017-05-01** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
- **2017-05-01** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
- **2017-05-01** Motion to accede adopted; Representative Finch, Representative Patton and Representative Carmichael appointed as conferees
- **2017-05-17** Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea: 39 Nay: 0
- **2017-05-19** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, May 19, 2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-25** Approved by Governor on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a099469-2fad-42ea-85cc-cf263dbffd6e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).