republic-os/legislation/us/states/ks/2017-2018/hb-2479.md

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Bill	Allowing criminal cases to be stayed during state appeal of writ of habeas corpus relief; creating procedures and limitations concerning contact with jurors following a criminal jury trial; clarifying methods of recording grand jury proceedings.	Allowing criminal cases to be stayed during state appeal of writ of habeas corpus relief; creating procedures and limitations concerning contact with jurors following a criminal jury trial; clarifying methods of recording grand jury proceedings.	us/states/ks	Kansas Legislature	2017-2018	HB 2479	Kansas HB 2479 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted		3	27	4	2018-01-17	2018-05-04	openstates	ocd-bill/c0402581-ac69-4258-b962-de6acc120c8e	http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/hb2479	4bbdd5773bda306505bbd1361df3cfc22838ac2c68452487f33bbe0273c1349d	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ks

Kansas HB 2479 (2017-2018) — Allowing criminal cases to be stayed during state appeal of writ of habeas corpus relief; creating procedures and limitations concerning contact with jurors following a criminal jury trial; clarifying methods of recording grand jury proceedings.

Version chain

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

1. As introduced (filed) — source
2. As Amended by Senate Committee (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled - Law effective July 01, 2018 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Final Action - Passed as amended; — 40–0 (pass) · legislature
• Conference Committee Report was adopted; — 40–0 (pass) · legislature
• Final Action - Passed; — 122–0 (pass) · legislature
• Conference Committee Report was adopted; — 106–13 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

• Committee on Judiciary — primary (organization)

Timeline

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

• 2018-01-17 Introduced introduction
• 2018-01-17 Hearing: Monday, January 22, 2018, 03:30 PM Room 112-N
• 2018-01-18 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2018-02-02 Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-02-20 Committee of the Whole - Now working on
• 2018-02-20 Committee of the Whole - Be passed passage
• 2018-02-21 Final Action - Passed; Yea: 122 Nay: 0 passage
• 2018-02-21 Received and Introduced introduction
• 2018-02-22 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2018-02-28 Hearing: Wednesday, March 07, 2018, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
• 2018-03-23 Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-03-28 Committee of the Whole - Now working on
• 2018-03-28 Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
• 2018-03-28 Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Haley amendment-introduction
• 2018-03-28 Senator Wilborn raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.
• 2018-03-28 Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended passage
• 2018-03-29 Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0 passage
• 2018-04-02 Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
• 2018-04-03 Motion to accede adopted; Senator Wilborn, Senator Lynn and Senator Haley appointed as conferees
• 2018-05-02 Conference committee report now available
• 2018-05-02 Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
• 2018-05-02 Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 40 Nay: 0 passage
• 2018-05-03 Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
• 2018-05-03 Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 106 Nay: 13 passage
• 2018-05-03 Engrossed on Thursday, May 3, 2018
• 2018-05-04 Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, May 08, 2018 executive-receipt
• 2018-05-04 Approved by Governor on Monday, May 14, 2018 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c0402581-ac69-4258-b962-de6acc120c8e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).