---
type: "Bill"
title: "Senate Substitute for Substitute for HB 2397 by Committee on Ways and Means - Reconciling conflicting amendments to certain statutes."
description: "Senate Substitute for Substitute for HB 2397 by Committee on Ways and Means - Reconciling conflicting amendments to certain statutes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 2397"
citation: "Kansas HB 2397 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-17"
last_action: "2021-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3606ee54-13d3-459f-90bd-1f75a493ed22"
source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/hb2397"
source_hash: "ae4f2bd25a711ac4d0f5246deede1f31271de68a890304b9cfb2d1c0fde8430b"
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 2397 (2021-2022) — Senate Substitute for Substitute for HB 2397 by Committee on Ways and Means - Reconciling conflicting amendments to certain statutes.

## 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/hb2397_00_0000.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Law effective July 1, 2021** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2397_enrolled.pdf)
3. **S Sub for Sub** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2397_03_0000.pdf)
4. **Sub** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2397_01_0000.pdf)
5. **{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2397_02_0000.pdf)

## Votes

- Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; — **71–52** (pass) · lower
- Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Parker was rejected — **46–78** (fail) · lower
- Concurred with amendments; — **116–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Committee on Appropriations — primary (organization)
- Committee on Ways and Means — cosponsor (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-17** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-18** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03** Hearing: Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 9:00 AM Room 112-N
- **2021-03-22** Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2021-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed `passage, substitution`
- **2021-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Waymaster `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Waymaster was adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Parker `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-30** Representative Waymaster challenged the amendment under the Pay-Go provision of House Rule 2110. The amendment was ruled to be in order.
- **2021-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Parker was rejected Yea: 46 Nay: 78 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Carpenter, B. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Carpenter, B. was adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Samsel `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Samsel was rejected `amendment-failure`
- **2021-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Helgerson `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Helgerson was adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Motion to rerefer to committee failed
- **2021-03-30** Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended `passage, substitution`
- **2021-03-30** Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea: 71 Nay: 52 `passage, substitution`
- **2021-04-06** Engrossed on Thursday, April 1, 2021
- **2021-04-06** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-04-07** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-06** Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-07** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
- **2021-05-07** Motion to advance to final action, subject to amendments and debate. Motion carried.
- **2021-05-07** Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 39 Nay: 0 `passage, substitution`
- **2021-05-07** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
- **2021-05-07** Concurred with amendments; Yea: 116 Nay: 3
- **2021-05-26** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, May 14, 2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-26** Approved by Governor on Friday, May 21, 2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3606ee54-13d3-459f-90bd-1f75a493ed22`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).