---
type: "Bill"
title: "Enacting the governmental response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas and providing certain relief related to health, welfare, property and economic security during this public health emergency."
description: "Enacting the governmental response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas and providing certain relief related to health, welfare, property and economic security during this public health emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2020S1"
identifier: "HB 2016"
citation: "Kansas HB 2016 (2020S1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-06-03"
last_action: "2020-06-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c094ee3-1f2c-4d47-ac86-faa87d3bd4df"
source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/hb2016"
source_hash: "2d56683b5533c8536037ecfc0f7bfea3f4d84aa1cbdfa2cc4bf72f02a5d3f9f4"
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 2016 (2020S1) — Enacting the governmental response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas and providing certain relief related to health, welfare, property and economic security during this public health emergency.

## 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_2020s/b2020s/measures/documents/hb2016_00_0000.pdf)
2. **{As Amended by the House on Final Action}** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li_2020s/b2020s/measures/documents/hb2016_01_0000.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li_2020s/b2020s/measures/documents/hb2016_enrolled.pdf)

## Votes

- Committee of the Whole - Ruling of the chair was sustained — **76–43** (pass) · lower
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Clayton was rejected — **40–76** (fail) · lower
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Pittman was rejected — **57–63** (fail) · lower
- Motion to advance the bill to Emergency Final Action subject to amendment and debate adopted. — **88–30** (pass) · lower
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Curtis was rejected — **38–81** (fail) · lower
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; — **107–12** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Call the Question — **19–17** (pass) · upper
- Emergency Final Action - Passed; — **26–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Committee on Judiciary — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-06-03** Introduced `introduction`
- **2020-06-03** Bill referred to the Committee of the Whole
- **2020-06-03** Motion to advance the bill to Emergency Final Action subject to amendment and debate adopted. Yea: 88 Nay: 30
- **2020-06-03** Committee of the Whole - Motion to refer to committee failed Committee on Judiciary
- **2020-06-03** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Ward `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-06-03** Representative Landwehr raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.
- **2020-06-03** Committee of the Whole - Ruling of the chair was sustained Yea: 76 Nay: 43
- **2020-06-03** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Curtis `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-06-03** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Curtis was rejected Yea: 38 Nay: 81 `amendment-failure`
- **2020-06-03** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Rhiley `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-06-03** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Rhiley was rejected `amendment-failure`
- **2020-06-03** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Pittman `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-06-03** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Pittman was rejected Yea: 57 Nay: 63 `amendment-failure`
- **2020-06-03** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Carmichael `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-06-03** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Carmichael was rejected `amendment-failure`
- **2020-06-03** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Ousley `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-06-03** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Ousley was rejected `amendment-failure`
- **2020-06-03** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Clayton `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-06-03** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Clayton was rejected Yea: 40 Nay: 76 `amendment-failure`
- **2020-06-03** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Hodge `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-06-03** Representative Carpenter, B. raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.
- **2020-06-03** Committee of the Whole - Ruling of the chair was sustained
- **2020-06-03** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Ralph `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-06-03** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Ralph was adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-03** Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 107 Nay: 12 `passage`
- **2020-06-03** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2020-06-03** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-04** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-04** Motion to Call the Question Yea: 19 Nay: 17
- **2020-06-04** Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 26 Nay: 12 `passage`
- **2020-06-04** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, June 5, 2020 `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-04** Approved by Governor on Monday, June 8, 2020 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0c094ee3-1f2c-4d47-ac86-faa87d3bd4df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).