---
type: "Bill"
title: "Standardizing criminal history record check fingerprinting language and defining who may be fingerprinted for a criminal history record check."
description: "Standardizing criminal history record check fingerprinting language and defining who may be fingerprinted for a criminal history record check."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 491"
citation: "Kansas SB 491 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-02-08"
last_action: "2024-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/edaa2bf4-c5ad-4643-830d-73d49e5dfadf"
source_url: "http://kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/measures/sb491/"
source_hash: "fb9de91e88c345d57f326a844a02b5ebf71c8e39dca0e26e37d479c60dd105c2"
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 SB 491 (2023-2024) — Standardizing criminal history record check fingerprinting language and defining who may be fingerprinted for a criminal history record check.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2023_24/measures/documents/sb491_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by Senate Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2023_24/measures/documents/sb491_01_0000.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2023_24/measures/documents/sb491_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Committee on Judiciary — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-08** Introduced `introduction`
- **2024-02-09** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14** Hearing: Monday, February 19, 2024, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- **2024-02-21** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2024-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- **2024-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2024-02-22** Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-28** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2024-02-29** Referred to Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07** Hearing: Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 1:30 PM Room 546-S
- **2024-03-14** Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-21** Final Action - Passed; Yea: 119 Nay: 1 `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Thursday, March 28, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-04** Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 4, 2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/edaa2bf4-c5ad-4643-830d-73d49e5dfadf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).