---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt a policy regarding submission of sexual assault evidence kits and allowing evidence collection at child advocacy centers or other facilities."
description: "Requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt a policy regarding submission of sexual assault evidence kits and allowing evidence collection at child advocacy centers or other facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 2228"
citation: "Kansas HB 2228 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-03"
last_action: "2022-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/774b82b0-f44a-474c-a57d-fd5f13fe69a0"
source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/hb2228"
source_hash: "8856292811c1deb6c017a14d530fb0a8e76cf2672dd933070911af7dedec9364"
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 2228 (2021-2022) — Requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt a policy regarding submission of sexual assault evidence kits and allowing evidence collection at child advocacy centers or other facilities.

## 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/hb2228_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by House Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2228_01_0000.pdf)
3. **As Amended by Senate Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2228_02_0000.pdf)
4. **Enrolled - Law effective July 1, 2022** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2228_enrolled.pdf)

## Votes

- Concurred with amendments; — **121–0** (pass) · lower
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Action - Passed as amended; — **124–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Committee on Judiciary — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-03** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-04** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Hearing: Monday, February 15, 2021, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
- **2021-02-24** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-02** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2021-03-02** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- **2021-03-02** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2021-03-03** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 124 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-04** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-03-04** Engrossed on Thursday, March 4, 2021
- **2021-03-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18** Hearing: Friday, March 26, 2021, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- **2022-01-13** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-01** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2022-02-01** Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar
- **2022-03-23** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2022-03-23** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- **2022-03-23** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Holscher `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-23** Senator Hilderbrand raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.
- **2022-03-23** Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar
- **2022-03-23** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2022-03-23** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2022-03-23** Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 39 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-29** Concurred with amendments; Yea: 121 Nay: 0
- **2022-03-29** Reengrossed on Tuesday, March 29, 2022
- **2022-03-30** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-25** Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 7, 2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/774b82b0-f44a-474c-a57d-fd5f13fe69a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).