---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amending the definition of the crime of conducting a pyramid promotional scheme, providing for an exemption and defining key terms."
description: "Amending the definition of the crime of conducting a pyramid promotional scheme, providing for an exemption and defining key terms."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 2231"
citation: "Kansas HB 2231 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-03"
last_action: "2022-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67ab33cf-34a8-4df6-be43-17bb0ed4375c"
source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/hb2231"
source_hash: "c2f1ad84ff53a0721f6070fd7ba88c26b41b5844914360a55eda414fc332569e"
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 2231 (2021-2022) — Amending the definition of the crime of conducting a pyramid promotional scheme, providing for an exemption and defining key terms.

## 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/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2231_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by Senate Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2231_enrolled.pdf)

## Votes

- Concurred with amendments; — **118–3** (pass) · lower
- Emergency Final Action - Passed; — **78–45** (pass) · lower
- Final Action - Passed as amended; — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-03** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-04** Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Hearing: Monday, February 15, 2021, 1:30 PM Room 346-S
- **2021-02-25** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-04** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2021-03-04** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2021-03-04** Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 78 Nay: 45 `passage`
- **2021-03-05** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-03-10** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-26** Hearing: Tuesday, February 1, 2022, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- **2022-02-10** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-08** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2022-03-08** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- **2022-03-08** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2022-03-09** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 36 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-23** Concurred with amendments; Yea: 118 Nay: 3
- **2022-03-30** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-25** Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 7, 2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/67ab33cf-34a8-4df6-be43-17bb0ed4375c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).