---
type: "Bill"
title: "Enacting the psychology interjurisdictional compact to provide for interjurisdictional authorization to practice telepsychology and temporary in-person, face-to-face psychology and enacting the physical therapy licensure compact and authorizing criminal history record checks in the physical therapy practice act."
description: "Enacting the psychology interjurisdictional compact to provide for interjurisdictional authorization to practice telepsychology and temporary in-person, face-to-face psychology and enacting the physical therapy licensure compact and authorizing criminal history record checks in the physical therapy practice act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 170"
citation: "Kansas SB 170 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-08"
last_action: "2021-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e7af19e-4d70-46f9-9063-6a6e04230ac3"
source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/sb170"
source_hash: "234ac6b6390526dcb46504050d4337b459396aefe9b82f318ac6a81b70da3c7e"
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 170 (2021-2022) — Enacting the psychology interjurisdictional compact to provide for interjurisdictional authorization to practice telepsychology and temporary in-person, face-to-face psychology and enacting the physical therapy licensure compact and authorizing criminal history record checks in the physical therapy practice act.

## 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/sb170_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by House Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/sb170_01_0000.pdf)
3. **Enrolled - Law effective July 1, 2021** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/sb170_enrolled.pdf)

## Votes

- Final Action - Passed; — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; — **98–23** (pass) · lower
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **119–4** (pass) · lower
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Committee on Ways and Means — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-08** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-09** Referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17** Hearing: Tuesday, February 23, 2021, 8:30 AM Room 142-S
- **2021-02-24** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Public Health and Welfare `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-02** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2021-03-02** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2021-03-03** Final Action - Passed; Yea: 39 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-03** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-03-04** Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Hearing: Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 1:30 PM Room 112-N - CANCELED
- **2021-03-11** Hearing: Monday, March 15, 2021, 1:30 PM Room 112-N
- **2021-03-16** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Health and Human Services `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2021-03-18** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- **2021-03-18** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2021-03-18** Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 98 Nay: 23 `passage`
- **2021-03-18** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
- **2021-03-22** Motion to accede adopted; Representative Landwehr, Representative Eplee and Representative Parker appointed as conferees
- **2021-04-09** Conference committee report now available
- **2021-04-09** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 119 Nay: 4 `passage`
- **2021-05-05** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
- **2021-05-05** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 40 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-26** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-26** Approved by Governor on Monday, May 17, 2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e7af19e-4d70-46f9-9063-6a6e04230ac3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).