---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizing the issuance of $500,000,000 of pension obligation bonds to finance a portion of the unfunded actuarial liability of KPERS."
description: "Authorizing the issuance of $500,000,000 of pension obligation bonds to finance a portion of the unfunded actuarial liability of KPERS."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 2405"
citation: "Kansas HB 2405 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-18"
last_action: "2021-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bdad3963-ba1f-4e21-917e-fc7fcfcb8aab"
source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/hb2405"
source_hash: "c39230155346278cf1fd8ccd59ca36a078ac1edc12e7584b493c886ce588b287"
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 2405 (2021-2022) — Authorizing the issuance of $500,000,000 of pension obligation bonds to finance a portion of the unfunded actuarial liability of KPERS.

## 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/hb2405_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by House Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2405_01_0000.pdf)
3. **As Amended by Senate Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2405_03_0000.pdf)
4. **{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2405_02_0000.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2405_enrolled.pdf)

## Votes

- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **32–6** (pass) · upper
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **112–10** (pass) · lower
- Final Action - Passed as amended; — **32–8** (pass) · upper
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; — **117–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Committee on Appropriations — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-18** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-18** Hearing: Monday, February 22, 2021, 3:30 PM Room 218-N
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Committee on Insurance and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Insurance and Pensions `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-04** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2021-03-04** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- **2021-03-04** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative S. Johnson `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-04** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative S. Johnson was adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-04** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Proctor `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-04** Representative Delperdang raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.
- **2021-03-04** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2021-03-04** Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 117 Nay: 6 `passage`
- **2021-03-10** Engrossed on Friday, March 5, 2021
- **2021-03-10** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-03-11** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Hearing: Monday, March 22, 2021, 10:30 AM Room 548-S
- **2021-03-25** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2021-04-07** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- **2021-04-07** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Tyson `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-07** Senator Pittman raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.
- **2021-04-07** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2021-04-08** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 32 Nay: 8 `passage`
- **2021-04-08** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
- **2021-04-08** Motion to accede adopted; Senator Billinger, Senator Claeys and Senator Hawk appointed as conferees
- **2021-04-09** Conference committee report now available
- **2021-04-09** Suspend 3(f) - Distribution of CCR copies
- **2021-04-09** Suspend 3(f) - 30 minute rule
- **2021-04-09** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 32 Nay: 6 `passage`
- **2021-04-09** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 112 Nay: 10 `passage`
- **2021-05-03** Reengrossed on Monday, April 12, 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/bdad3963-ba1f-4e21-917e-fc7fcfcb8aab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).