---
type: "Bill"
title: "Updating certain statutory references relating to the Kansas department for aging and disability services and the Kansas department for children and families."
description: "Updating certain statutory references relating to the Kansas department for aging and disability services and the Kansas department for children and families."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 217"
citation: "Kansas SB 217 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-03-06"
last_action: "2018-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc50b309-0d2c-4485-8e06-175cdaa828c3"
source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/sb217"
source_hash: "0ce11ef799abfde637bea44be191b60bcac662c51ee5dabcb9956841c1531763"
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 217 (2017-2018) — Updating certain statutory references relating to the Kansas department for aging and disability services and the Kansas department for children and families.

## 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/sb217_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by House Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/sb217_02_0000.pdf)
3. **As Amended by Senate Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/sb217_01_0000.pdf)
4. **Enrolled - Law effective July 01, 2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/sb217_enrolled.pdf)

## Votes

- Final Action - Passed as amended; — **118–0** (pass) · legislature
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **118–1** (pass) · legislature
- Final Action - Passed as amended; — **39–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Committee on Ways and Means — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-06** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-03-07** Referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-20** Hearing: Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 09:30 AM Room 118-N
- **2017-03-23** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Public Health and Welfare `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-27** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2017-03-27** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- **2017-03-27** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2017-03-28** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 39 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-28** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-03-29** Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-17** Hearing: Monday, January 22, 2018, 01:30 PM Room 546-S
- **2018-02-09** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Health and Human Services `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-19** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2018-02-19** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- **2018-02-19** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2018-02-20** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 118 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-21** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
- **2018-02-21** Motion to accede adopted; Representative Hawkins, Representative Concannon and Representative Murnan appointed as conferees
- **2018-04-06** Conference committee report now available
- **2018-04-06** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 118 Nay: 1 `passage`
- **2018-04-26** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
- **2018-04-26** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 39 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2018-05-04** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, May 04, 2018 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-04** Approved by Governor on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc50b309-0d2c-4485-8e06-175cdaa828c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).