---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishing requirements for the effective disposal of industrial hemp and requiring industrial hemp processors to register with the state fire marshal."
description: "Establishing requirements for the effective disposal of industrial hemp and requiring industrial hemp processors to register with the state fire marshal."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 2244"
citation: "Kansas HB 2244 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-04"
last_action: "2021-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/498986bc-4769-477f-8b4e-f9bc6f5e6344"
source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/hb2244"
source_hash: "1d1621df9e28543e9848d5d4260601d58e954ac367eefcde297ae167883f64ac"
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 2244 (2021-2022) — Establishing requirements for the effective disposal of industrial hemp and requiring industrial hemp processors to register with the state fire marshal.

## 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/hb2244_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by House Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2244_01_0000.pdf)
3. **As Amended by Senate Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2244_02_0000.pdf)
4. **{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2244_03_0000.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2244_enrolled.pdf)

## Votes

- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **101–22** (pass) · lower
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; — **97–27** (pass) · lower
- Final Action - Passed as amended; — **35–4** (pass) · upper
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **36–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Committee on Agriculture — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-04** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-05** Referred to Committee on Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-05** Hearing: Thursday, February 11, 2021, 3:30 PM Room 112-N
- **2021-02-10** Hearing: Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 3:30 PM Room 112-N
- **2021-02-18** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Agriculture `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-25** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2021-02-25** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- **2021-02-25** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2021-02-25** Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 97 Nay: 27 `passage`
- **2021-02-26** Engrossed on Thursday, February 25, 2021
- **2021-02-26** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-03-01** Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15** Hearing: Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 8:30 AM Room 144-S
- **2021-03-17** Hearing continuation: Thursday, March 18, 2021, 8:30 AM Room 144-S
- **2021-03-25** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2021-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- **2021-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Kerschen `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Kerschen was adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended `passage`
- **2021-03-31** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 35 Nay: 4 `passage`
- **2021-04-07** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
- **2021-04-07** Motion to accede adopted; Senator Kerschen, Senator Straub and Senator Ware appointed as conferees
- **2021-04-08** Conference committee report now available
- **2021-04-08** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 36 Nay: 3 `passage`
- **2021-04-08** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 101 Nay: 22 `passage`
- **2021-05-03** Reengrossed on Saturday, April 10, 2021
- **2021-05-03** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 16, 2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-03** Approved by Governor on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/498986bc-4769-477f-8b4e-f9bc6f5e6344`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).