---
type: "Bill"
title: "Changing requirements for service of process on nonresident drivers and clarifying service of process on certain business entities."
description: "Changing requirements for service of process on nonresident drivers and clarifying service of process on certain business entities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 2298"
citation: "Kansas HB 2298 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e197416d-ad0e-4fca-8249-ca916ed893ee"
source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/hb2298"
source_hash: "55e936fbbeb7a72b9d158306ac12ac6ae9171e9173739dbb91ed3beba71c9786"
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 2298 (2021-2022) — Changing requirements for service of process on nonresident drivers and clarifying service of process on certain business entities.

## 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/hb2298_00_0000.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Law effective July 1, 2021** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2298_enrolled.pdf)

## Votes

- Final Action - Passed; — **37–3** (pass) · upper
- Final Action - Passed; — **120–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17** Hearing: Friday, February 19, 2021, 1:30 PM Room 346-S
- **2021-02-25** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-01** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2021-03-01** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2021-03-02** Final Action - Passed; Yea: 120 Nay: 4 `passage`
- **2021-03-02** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-03-03** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Hearing: Thursday, March 18, 2021, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- **2021-03-18** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2021-03-24** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2021-03-25** Final Action - Passed; Yea: 37 Nay: 3 `passage`
- **2021-04-06** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 2, 2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-09** Approved by Governor on Friday, April 9, 2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e197416d-ad0e-4fca-8249-ca916ed893ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).