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type: "Bill"
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title: "Creating the Kansas cotton boll weevil program and requiring the program to levy an assessment upon Kansas produced cotton and monitor and mitigate the risk of boll weevils; concerning the Kansas seed law and the commercial industrial hemp act; relating to labeling; seeds treated with certain substances; definitions; labeling; unlawful actions; certain registrations; inspections; live plant dealers; and testing services."
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description: "Creating the Kansas cotton boll weevil program and requiring the program to levy an assessment upon Kansas produced cotton and monitor and mitigate the risk of boll weevils; concerning the Kansas seed law and the commercial industrial hemp act; relating to labeling; seeds treated with certain substances; definitions; labeling; unlawful actions; certain registrations; inspections; live plant dealers; and testing services."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
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legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
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session: "2021-2022"
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identifier: "HB 2559"
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citation: "Kansas HB 2559 (2021-2022)"
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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: 4
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action_count: 37
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2022-01-26"
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last_action: "2022-04-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09b8b99c-5b62-4eb5-8b78-04b5df3568f3"
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source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/hb2559"
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source_hash: "d28962a37be4f5ddb98a0dbd3d7b14493cbe2024ca32849a7e6842e513f46c05"
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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 HB 2559 (2021-2022) — Creating the Kansas cotton boll weevil program and requiring the program to levy an assessment upon Kansas produced cotton and monitor and mitigate the risk of boll weevils; concerning the Kansas seed law and the commercial industrial hemp act; relating to labeling; seeds treated with certain substances; definitions; labeling; unlawful actions; certain registrations; inspections; live plant dealers; and testing services.
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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/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2559_00_0000.pdf)
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2. **As Amended by House Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2559_01_0000.pdf)
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3. **Enrolled - Law effective July 1, 2022** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2559_enrolled.pdf)
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4. **{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/hb2559_02_0000.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Final Action - Passed as amended; — **32–6** (pass) · upper
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- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **102–15** (pass) · lower
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- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **32–7** (pass) · upper
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- Final Action - Passed as amended; — **83–37** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Committee on Agriculture — primary (organization)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-26** Introduced `introduction`
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- **2022-01-27** Referred to Committee on Agriculture `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-27** Hearing: Thursday, February 3, 2022, 3:30 PM Room 112-N
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- **2022-02-11** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Agriculture `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-02-15** Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to Committee on Agriculture `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2022-02-17** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Agriculture `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
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- **2022-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
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- **2022-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
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- **2022-02-23** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 83 Nay: 37 `passage`
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- **2022-02-23** Engrossed on Tuesday, February 22, 2022
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- **2022-03-01** Received and Introduced `introduction`
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- **2022-03-02** Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-02** Hearing: Thursday, March 10, 2022, 8:30 AM Room 144-S
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- **2022-03-14** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-03-16** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
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- **2022-03-16** Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar
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- **2022-03-22** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
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- **2022-03-22** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Francisco `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-03-22** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Francisco was adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-03-22** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Steffen `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-03-22** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Steffen was rejected `amendment-failure`
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- **2022-03-22** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
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- **2022-03-22** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Straub `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-03-22** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Straub was rejected `amendment-failure`
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- **2022-03-22** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Peck `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-03-22** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Peck was rejected `amendment-failure`
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- **2022-03-22** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
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- **2022-03-23** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 32 Nay: 6 `passage`
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- **2022-03-28** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
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- **2022-03-29** Motion to accede adopted; Senator Kerschen, Senator Ryckman and Senator Ware appointed as conferees
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- **2022-03-31** Conference committee report now available
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- **2022-03-31** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 32 Nay: 7 `passage`
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- **2022-03-31** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 102 Nay: 15 `passage`
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- **2022-04-25** Reengrossed on Monday, April 4, 2022
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- **2022-04-25** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 8, 2022 `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-04-25** Approved by Governor on Monday, April 18, 2022 `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/09b8b99c-5b62-4eb5-8b78-04b5df3568f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).
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