---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permitting the secretary of corrections to enter into certain contracts for the production of manufactured or modular homes for a pilot program at the Hutchinson correctional facility under the prison-made goods act."
description: "Permitting the secretary of corrections to enter into certain contracts for the production of manufactured or modular homes for a pilot program at the Hutchinson correctional facility under the prison-made goods act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 2596"
citation: "Kansas HB 2596 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections", "Department of", "Named Acts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kyler Sweely"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-29"
last_action: "2026-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/81830ecb-3420-4186-986b-84d6dfb641cb"
source_url: "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2596/"
source_hash: "d1c5e8a36612f29b8f80a3f4ea840d741cf6c029d56378f6b012f8ecb0c58f8c"
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 2596 (2025-2026) — Permitting the secretary of corrections to enter into certain contracts for the production of manufactured or modular homes for a pilot program at the Hutchinson correctional facility under the prison-made goods act.

## 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/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2596/hb2596_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2596/hb2596_01_0000.pdf)
3. **As Amended by Senate Committee on Commerce** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2596/hb2596_02_0000.pdf)
4. **{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2596/hb2596_03_0000.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2596/hb2596_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Kyler Sweely — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-09** Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-09** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- **2026-04-09** Reengrossed on Monday, March 30, 2026
- **2026-03-26** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 111, Nay 10, Absent 4
- **2026-03-26** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 36, Nay 3, Absent 1
- **2026-03-26** Conference committee report now available
- **2026-03-25** Sen. Silas Miller is appointed to replace Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau on the Conference Committee
- **2026-03-24** Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Larry Alley, Sen. Stephen Owens and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees
- **2026-03-23** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Jill Ward and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- **2026-03-19** Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 36, Nay 4 `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Michael Murphy was adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Michael Murphy
- **2026-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Commerce `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-26** Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2026-02-25** Engrossed on Monday, February 23, 2026
- **2026-02-19** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 96, Nay 26, Absent 3 `passage`
- **2026-02-18** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2026-02-18** Rep. Kyler Sweely raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane
- **2026-02-18** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Lynn Melton
- **2026-02-18** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-17** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-29** Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-29** Introduced `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/81830ecb-3420-4186-986b-84d6dfb641cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).