---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibiting the outsourcing or privatization of any operations or facilities of any correctional institution or juvenile correctional facility; allowing existing contracts to be renewed."
description: "Prohibiting the outsourcing or privatization of any operations or facilities of any correctional institution or juvenile correctional facility; allowing existing contracts to be renewed."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 328"
citation: "Kansas SB 328 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Senator Denning", "Senator Hensley"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-24"
last_action: "2018-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/079bcc8c-c0da-46db-a233-c23f6d6df557"
source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/sb328"
source_hash: "66812c3bbf19fd52e76aa59f9e0c14576047ae9cc4b9e6d2b8132ec462686665"
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 328 (2017-2018) — Prohibiting the outsourcing or privatization of any operations or facilities of any correctional institution or juvenile correctional facility; allowing existing contracts to be renewed.

## 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/sb328_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by Senate Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/sb328_01_0000.pdf)
3. **Enrolled - Law effective May 17, 2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/sb328_enrolled.pdf)
4. **{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/sb328_02_0000.pdf)

## Votes

- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **114–7** (pass) · legislature
- Final Action - Passed as amended; — **111–13** (pass) · legislature
- Final Action - Passed as amended; — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **40–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Senator Denning — primary (person)
- Senator Hensley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-24** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-01-25** Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** Hearing: Wednesday, February 07, 2018, 10:30 AM Room 144-S
- **2018-02-12** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Federal and State Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-20** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2018-02-20** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- **2018-02-20** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2018-02-21** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-21** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-02-28** Referred to Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-05** Hearing: Wednesday, March 07, 2018, 01:30 PM Room 152-S
- **2018-03-22** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-28** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2018-03-28** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Jennings `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-28** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Jennings was adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-28** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2018-03-29** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 111 Nay: 13 `passage`
- **2018-04-02** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
- **2018-04-02** Motion to accede adopted; Representative Jennings, Representative Whitmer and Representative Highberger appointed as conferees
- **2018-04-07** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
- **2018-05-01** Conference committee report now available
- **2018-05-01** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
- **2018-05-01** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 114 Nay: 7 `passage`
- **2018-05-02** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
- **2018-05-02** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 40 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2018-05-04** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, May 07, 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/079bcc8c-c0da-46db-a233-c23f6d6df557`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).