---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying the definition of public-private partnership to increase the allowable cost-share limit for expenditures by the department of corrections on certain correctional institution construction projects."
description: "Modifying the definition of public-private partnership to increase the allowable cost-share limit for expenditures by the department of corrections on certain correctional institution construction projects."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 2215"
citation: "Kansas HB 2215 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-03"
last_action: "2025-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/32fb124b-eaa8-4e34-916f-98f52b7c2717"
source_url: "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2215/"
source_hash: "e3e7eb1d7d03a3d780a8c0bc3c120e3862849965810290334485b47af5bb4492"
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 2215 (2025-2026) — Modifying the definition of public-private partnership to increase the allowable cost-share limit for expenditures by the department of corrections on certain correctional institution construction projects.

## 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_2215/hb2215_00_0000.pdf)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/hb_2215/hb2215_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-10** Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-25** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 25, 2025
- **2025-03-19** Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2025-03-13** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-20** Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-02-18** Final Action - Passed; Yea 119, Nay 0, Absent 6 `passage`
- **2025-02-17** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2025-02-13** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-03** Referred to House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-03** Introduced `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/32fb124b-eaa8-4e34-916f-98f52b7c2717`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).