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type: "Bill"
title: "Expanding the definition of \"peer support counseling session\" in the rules of evidence."
description: "Expanding the definition of \"peer support counseling session\" in the rules of evidence."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 2557"
citation: "Kansas HB 2557 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-01-19"
last_action: "2024-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/974697f7-432f-444b-a1e2-63e52e794081"
source_url: "http://kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/measures/hb2557/"
source_hash: "c18047d6eabaa2b42e8adef69bbc750b35b2dbc0f1cb8def6e43a3f6e05ac17a"
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 2557 (2023-2024) — Expanding the definition of "peer support counseling session" in the rules of evidence.
## 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/hb2557_00_0000.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Law effective July 1, 2024** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2023_24/measures/documents/hb2557_enrolled.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Committee on Judiciary — primary (organization)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-19** Introduced `introduction`
- **2024-01-22** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-24** Hearing: Tuesday, January 30, 2024, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
- **2024-02-08** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2024-02-21** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2024-02-22** Final Action - Passed; Yea: 108 Nay: 12 `passage`
- **2024-02-23** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2024-02-28** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** Hearing: Thursday, March 7, 2024, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- **2024-03-18** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-21** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2024-03-21** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2024-03-21** Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 36 Nay: 4 `passage`
- **2024-03-26** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-01** Approved by Governor on Friday, March 29, 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/974697f7-432f-444b-a1e2-63e52e794081`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).