---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amending the procedure for execution of a search warrant for electronically stored information."
description: "Amending the procedure for execution of a search warrant for electronically stored information."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2191"
citation: "Kansas HB 2191 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-07"
last_action: "2019-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee50a2d2-b654-485e-88f4-2d8f1585dc83"
source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/hb2191"
source_hash: "2f4ad0265abe47761b68f0b46a91f2a1757e2e65cf6114c33b5af796d1221212"
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 2191 (2019-2020) — Amending the procedure for execution of a search warrant for electronically stored information.

## 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/b2019_20/measures/documents/hb2191_00_0000.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Law effective July 1, 2019** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2019_20/measures/documents/hb2191_enrolled.pdf)

## Votes

- Emergency Final Action - Passed; — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Action - Passed; — **124–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Committee on Judiciary — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-07** Introduced
- **2019-02-07** Hearing: Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 3:30 PM Room 346-S
- **2019-02-08** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-21** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-26** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2019-02-26** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2019-02-27** Final Action - Passed; Yea: 124 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2019-02-27** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-02-28** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-06** Hearing: Thursday, March 14, 2019, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- **2019-03-26** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-27** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2019-03-27** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Haley `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-27** Senator Wilborn raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.
- **2019-03-27** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2019-03-27** Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 39 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-02** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-01** Approved by Governor on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee50a2d2-b654-485e-88f4-2d8f1585dc83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).