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type: "Bill"
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title: "Providing a process for the attorney general to enter into diversion agreements; authorizing certain entities to access a criminal defendant's presentence investigation report; amending the crime of counterfeiting currency; clarifying the definition of comparable offense under the Kansas criminal code, the timing of claiming error on appeal, and the grounds for a motion to correct an illegal sentence; allowing use of certified drug abuse treatment programs for certain offenders convicted of unlawful cultivation or distribution of controlled substances; amending available sanctions for violation of condition of postrelease supervision; increasing criminal penalties for abuse of a child and involuntary manslaughter when the victim is under 6 years of age and making a presumption of unfitness against any parent convicted of either crime; exempting certain victims from being considered an aggressor or participant as a mitigating factor when considering a departure sentence; requiring law enforcement officers to provide information about timing of release from custody when an arrest is made following a domestic violence call."
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description: "Providing a process for the attorney general to enter into diversion agreements; authorizing certain entities to access a criminal defendant's presentence investigation report; amending the crime of counterfeiting currency; clarifying the definition of comparable offense under the Kansas criminal code, the timing of claiming error on appeal, and the grounds for a motion to correct an illegal sentence; allowing use of certified drug abuse treatment programs for certain offenders convicted of unlawful cultivation or distribution of controlled substances; amending available sanctions for violation of condition of postrelease supervision; increasing criminal penalties for abuse of a child and involuntary manslaughter when the victim is under 6 years of age and making a presumption of unfitness against any parent convicted of either crime; exempting certain victims from being considered an aggressor or participant as a mitigating factor when considering a departure sentence; requiring law enforcement officers to provide information about timing of release from custody when an arrest is made following a domestic violence call."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
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legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
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session: "2019-2020"
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identifier: "SB 18"
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citation: "Kansas SB 18 (2019-2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 21
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2019-01-16"
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last_action: "2019-05-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46a6f69e-17f4-4f27-829e-bbac307b4040"
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source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/sb18"
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source_hash: "aa71ab20eefebbfbca2dbe656e41436b98f33922d875a906087a9513698d2634"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ks"]
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---
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# Kansas SB 18 (2019-2020) — Providing a process for the attorney general to enter into diversion agreements; authorizing certain entities to access a criminal defendant's presentence investigation report; amending the crime of counterfeiting currency; clarifying the definition of comparable offense under the Kansas criminal code, the timing of claiming error on appeal, and the grounds for a motion to correct an illegal sentence; allowing use of certified drug abuse treatment programs for certain offenders convicted of unlawful cultivation or distribution of controlled substances; amending available sanctions for violation of condition of postrelease supervision; increasing criminal penalties for abuse of a child and involuntary manslaughter when the victim is under 6 years of age and making a presumption of unfitness against any parent convicted of either crime; exempting certain victims from being considered an aggressor or participant as a mitigating factor when considering a departure sentence; requiring law enforcement officers to provide information about timing of release from custody when an arrest is made following a domestic violence call.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2019_20/measures/documents/sb18_00_0000.pdf)
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2. **As Amended by House Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2019_20/measures/documents/sb18_01_0000.pdf)
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3. **Enrolled - Law effective May 23, 2019** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2019_20/measures/documents/sb18_enrolled.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **37–3** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Committee on Judiciary — primary (organization)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-16** Introduced `introduction`
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- **2019-01-17** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2019-01-23** Hearing: Tuesday, January 29, 2019, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
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- **2019-02-07** Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-02-14** Consent Calendar Passed Yea: 40 Nay: 0
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- **2019-02-15** Received and Introduced `introduction`
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- **2019-02-18** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-27** Hearing: Thursday, March 7, 2019, 3:30 PM Room 346-S
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- **2019-03-22** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-03-25** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
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- **2019-03-25** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
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- **2019-03-25** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
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- **2019-03-26** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 124 Nay: 0 `passage`
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- **2019-03-27** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
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- **2019-04-01** Motion to accede adopted; Representative Patton, Representative Ralph and Representative Carmichael appointed as conferees
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- **2019-04-05** Conference committee report now available
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- **2019-04-05** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 123 Nay: 0 `passage`
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- **2019-05-01** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
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- **2019-05-01** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 37 Nay: 3 `passage`
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- **2019-05-14** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, May 6, 2019 `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-05-14** Approved by Governor on Monday, May 13, 2019 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/46a6f69e-17f4-4f27-829e-bbac307b4040`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).
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