---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extending the amount of time required for reports to be filed with the state historical society for certain United States public land surveys from 30 to 90 days."
description: "Extending the amount of time required for reports to be filed with the state historical society for certain United States public land surveys from 30 to 90 days."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 2168"
citation: "Kansas HB 2168 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SB 9"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2025-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3aa2468c-5426-4223-9d1d-e64226ae016a"
source_url: "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2168/"
source_hash: "b0737c931e55d43669e34f67cf3afec486be96ef439d98bdbe86d5b29a935644"
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 2168 (2025-2026) — Extending the amount of time required for reports to be filed with the state historical society for certain United States public land surveys from 30 to 90 days.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/hb_2168/hb2168_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by House Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/hb_2168/hb2168_01_0000.pdf)
3. **As Amended by Senate Committee on Transportation** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2168_02_0000.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/hb_2168/hb2168_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Committee on Transportation — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-10** Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-10** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- **2025-04-10** Reengrossed on Saturday, March 29, 2025
- **2025-03-25** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 115, Nay 7, Absent 3
- **2025-03-25** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0
- **2025-03-25** Conference committee report now available
- **2025-03-20** Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Mike Petersen, Sen. Rick Kloos and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees
- **2025-03-20** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Shannon Francis, Rep. Robyn R. Essex and Rep. Henry Helgerson
- **2025-03-18** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 37, Nay 3 `passage`
- **2025-03-17** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2025-03-17** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
- **2025-03-06** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-20** Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-02-19** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 102, Nay 17, Absent 6 `passage`
- **2025-02-19** Engrossed on Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- **2025-02-18** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2025-02-18** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
- **2025-02-13** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-30** Referred to House Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-30** Introduced `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3aa2468c-5426-4223-9d1d-e64226ae016a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).