Kansas 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 27 R · 19 D cosponsors

HB 2540 — Updating schedules I, II, IV and V of the uniform controlled substances act and excluding FDA-approved drug products from the definition of marijuana.

Last action — Approved by Governor on Thursday, June 2, 2022

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 25, 2022. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 68 sponsors

    68 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (27 R · 19 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Approved by Governor on Thursday, June 2, 2022

  2. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, May 24, 2022

  3. Reengrossed on Tuesday, May 24, 2022

  4. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 120 Nay: 2

  5. Substitute motion to not adopt and appoint a conference committee failed

  6. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 39 Nay: 0

  7. Conference committee report now available

  8. Motion to accede adopted; Representative Landwehr, Representative Eplee and Representative Ruiz, S. appointed as second conferees

  9. Conference Committee Report not adopted; Senator Hilderbrand, Senator Gossage and Senator Pettey appointed as second conferees

  10. Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;

  11. Conference committee report now available

  12. Senator Hilderbrand, Senator Gossage, and Senator Pettey are appointed to replace Senator Olson, Senator Hilderbrand, and Senator Faust-Goudeau on the Conference Committee

  13. Representative Landwehr, Representative Eplee, and Representative Ruiz, S. are appointed to replace Representative Barker, Representative Arnberger, and Representative Ruiz, L. on the Conference Committee

  14. Representative Barker, Representative Arnberger, and Representative Ruiz, L. are appointed to replace Representative Clark, Representative Ellis, and Representative Weigel on the Conference Committee

  15. Motion to accede adopted; Senator Olson, Senator Hilderbrand and Senator Faust-Goudeau appointed as conferees

  16. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed

  17. Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 38 Nay: 0

  18. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  19. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Olson was adopted

  20. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Olson

  21. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  22. Withdrawn from Consent Calendar and placed on General Orders

  23. Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by Committee on Federal and State Affairs

  24. Hearing: Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 10:30 AM Room 144-S

  25. Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs

  26. Received and Introduced

  27. Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 113 Nay: 0

  28. Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  29. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  30. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Veterans and Military

  31. Hearing: Thursday, February 3, 2022, 9:00 AM Room 281-N

  32. Withdrawn from Committee on Appropriations; Referred to Committee on Veterans and Military

  33. Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  34. Introduced

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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68 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 97 not signed on

Sponsors (68)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (97)

97 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Conference Committee Report was adopted;

Passed 120 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 23002
Republican 46001
Unaffiliated 51200
Total 120203
% of votes cast 96%2%0%2%
How each member voted (125)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Yea
Barker — Yea
Burris — Yea
Burroughs — Yea
Byers — Yea
Carlson — Yea
B. — Yea
W. — Yea
Clark — Yea
Coleman — Yea
Concannon — Yea
Dodson — Yea
Donohoe — Yea
Eplee — Yea
Finch — Yea
Finney — Yea
French — Yea
Garber — Yea
Gartner — Yea
Haswood — Yea
Helmer — Yea
Henderson — Yea
Highberger — Yea
Highland — Yea
S. — Yea
T. — Yea
Kelly — Yea
Kuether — Yea
Landwehr — Yea
Lee — Yea
Lynn — Yea
Mason — Yea
Newland — Yea
Orr — Yea
Patton — Yea
Penn — Yea
Poetter — Yea
Probst — Yea
Proehl — Yea
Ralph — Yea
Resman — Yea
L. — Yea
S. — Yea
Samsel — Yea
A. — Yea
C. — Yea
E. — Yea
Toplikar — Yea
Victors — Yea
Wheeler — Yea
Wolfe — Yea
Houser — Nay
Jacobs — Nay
Barbara Ballard Democrat Yea
Brandon Woodard Democrat Yea
Cindy Neighbor Democrat Yea
Dan Osman Democrat Not Voting
Heather Meyer Democrat Yea
Henry Helgerson Democrat Yea
Jarrod Ousley Democrat Yea
Jerry Stogsdill Democrat Yea
Jo Ella Hoye Democrat Yea
John Alcala Democrat Yea
John Carmichael Democrat Yea
KC Ohaebosim Democrat Yea
Linda Featherston Democrat Yea
Lindsay Vaughn Democrat Yea
Mari-Lynn Poskin Democrat Yea
Mike Amyx Democrat Yea
Pam Curtis Democrat Yea
Patrick Schmidt Democrat Yea
Rui Xu Democrat Yea
Silas Miller Democrat Yea
Stephanie Sawyer Clayton Democrat Not Voting
Sydney Carlin Democrat Yea
Tom Sawyer Democrat Yea
Valdenia Winn Democrat Yea
Virgil Weigel Democrat Yea
Adam Thomas Republican Yea
Avery Anderson Republican Yea
Barb Wasinger Republican Yea
Bill Rhiley Republican Yea
Bill Sutton Republican Yea
Brett Fairchild Republican Yea
Brian Bergkamp Republican Yea
Carl Turner Republican Yea
Charlotte Esau Republican Yea
Chris Croft Republican Yea
Clarke Sanders Republican Yea
Cyndi Howerton Republican Yea
Daniel Hawkins Republican Yea
Doug Blex Republican Yea
Emil Bergquist Republican Yea
Francis Awerkamp Republican Yea
Jesse Borjon Republican Yea
Jim Minnix Republican Yea
Joe Seiwert Republican Yea
Ken Corbet Republican Yea
Ken Rahjes Republican Yea
Kenneth Collins Republican Yea
Kristey Williams Republican Yea
Kyle Hoffman Republican Yea
Lance W. Neelly Republican Yea
Leo Delperdang Republican Yea
Lisa M. Moser Republican Yea
Mark Schreiber Republican Yea
Marty Long Republican Yea
Michael Murphy Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Nick Hoheisel Republican Yea
Pat Proctor Republican Yea
Paul Waggoner Republican Yea
Ronald Ellis Republican Yea
Ronald Ryckman Republican Yea
Sean Tarwater Republican Yea
Shannon Francis Republican Yea
Stephen Owens Republican Yea
Steve Huebert Republican Yea
Steven K. Howe Republican Yea
Susan Estes Republican Yea
Susan Humphries Republican Yea
Tom Kessler Republican Not Voting
Tory Marie Blew Republican Yea
Troy Waymaster Republican Yea
William Clifford Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Conference Committee Report was adopted;

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 16001
Unaffiliated 17000
Democrat 6000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Baumgardner — Yea
Doll — Yea
Faust-Goudeau — Yea
Hawk — Yea
Hilderbrand — Yea
Holland — Yea
Kerschen — Yea
Longbine — Yea
McGinn — Yea
O'Shea — Yea
Olson — Yea
Pittman — Yea
Pyle — Yea
Steffen — Yea
Straub — Yea
Suellentrop — Yea
Ware — Yea
Cindy Holscher Democrat Yea
David Haley Democrat Yea
Dinah Sykes Democrat Yea
Ethan Corson Democrat Yea
Marci Francisco Democrat Yea
Pat Pettey Democrat Yea
Beverly Gossage Republican Yea
Brenda Dietrich Republican Yea
Caryn Tyson Republican Yea
Elaine Bowers Republican Yea
Joseph Claeys Republican Yea
Kellie Warren Republican Not Voting
Larry Alley Republican Yea
Michael Fagg Republican Yea
Mike Petersen Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Renee Erickson Republican Yea
Rick Billinger Republican Yea
Rick Kloos Republican Yea
Rick Wilborn Republican Yea
Ronald Ryckman Republican Yea
Ty Masterson Republican Yea
Virgil Peck Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended;

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 17000
Unaffiliated 15002
Democrat 6000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Baumgardner — Yea
Faust-Goudeau — Yea
Hawk — Yea
Hilderbrand — Yea
Holland — Yea
Kerschen — Yea
Longbine — Yea
McGinn — Yea
Olson — Yea
Pittman — Yea
Pyle — Yea
Steffen — Yea
Straub — Yea
Suellentrop — Yea
Ware — Yea
Doll — Not Voting
O'Shea — Not Voting
Cindy Holscher Democrat Yea
David Haley Democrat Yea
Dinah Sykes Democrat Yea
Ethan Corson Democrat Yea
Marci Francisco Democrat Yea
Pat Pettey Democrat Yea
Beverly Gossage Republican Yea
Brenda Dietrich Republican Yea
Caryn Tyson Republican Yea
Elaine Bowers Republican Yea
Joseph Claeys Republican Yea
Kellie Warren Republican Yea
Larry Alley Republican Yea
Michael Fagg Republican Yea
Mike Petersen Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Renee Erickson Republican Yea
Rick Billinger Republican Yea
Rick Kloos Republican Yea
Rick Wilborn Republican Yea
Ronald Ryckman Republican Yea
Ty Masterson Republican Yea
Virgil Peck Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Emergency Final Action - Passed;

Passed 113 Yea · 0 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 47001
Democrat 24001
Unaffiliated 420010
Total 1130012
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (125)
Member Party Vote
A. — Yea
C. — Yea
E. — Yea
Toplikar — Yea
Wheeler — Yea
Wolfe — Yea
Burroughs — Not Voting
Coleman — Not Voting
Donohoe — Not Voting
Finney — Not Voting
Henderson — Not Voting
Baker — Yea
Barker — Yea
Burris — Yea
Byers — Yea
Carlson — Yea
W. — Yea
Clark — Yea
Concannon — Yea
Dodson — Yea
Eplee — Yea
Finch — Yea
French — Yea
Garber — Yea
Gartner — Yea
Haswood — Yea
Helmer — Yea
Highberger — Yea
Highland — Yea
Houser — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
S. — Yea
T. — Yea
Kelly — Yea
Landwehr — Yea
Lee — Yea
Mason — Yea
Newland — Yea
Orr — Yea
Patton — Yea
Penn — Yea
Poetter — Yea
Probst — Yea
Proehl — Yea
Ralph — Yea
Resman — Yea
S. — Yea
Kuether — Not Voting
Lynn — Not Voting
L. — Not Voting
Samsel — Not Voting
Victors — Not Voting
Barbara Ballard Democrat Yea
Brandon Woodard Democrat Yea
Cindy Neighbor Democrat Yea
Dan Osman Democrat Yea
Heather Meyer Democrat Yea
Henry Helgerson Democrat Yea
Jarrod Ousley Democrat Yea
Jerry Stogsdill Democrat Yea
Jo Ella Hoye Democrat Yea
John Alcala Democrat Yea
John Carmichael Democrat Yea
KC Ohaebosim Democrat Yea
Linda Featherston Democrat Yea
Lindsay Vaughn Democrat Yea
Mari-Lynn Poskin Democrat Yea
Mike Amyx Democrat Yea
Pam Curtis Democrat Yea
Patrick Schmidt Democrat Yea
Rui Xu Democrat Yea
Silas Miller Democrat Yea
Stephanie Sawyer Clayton Democrat Yea
Sydney Carlin Democrat Yea
Tom Sawyer Democrat Yea
Valdenia Winn Democrat Not Voting
Virgil Weigel Democrat Yea
Adam Thomas Republican Yea
Avery Anderson Republican Yea
Barb Wasinger Republican Yea
Bill Rhiley Republican Yea
Bill Sutton Republican Yea
Brett Fairchild Republican Yea
Brian Bergkamp Republican Yea
Carl Turner Republican Yea
Charlotte Esau Republican Yea
Chris Croft Republican Yea
Clarke Sanders Republican Yea
Cyndi Howerton Republican Yea
Daniel Hawkins Republican Yea
Doug Blex Republican Yea
Emil Bergquist Republican Yea
Francis Awerkamp Republican Yea
Jesse Borjon Republican Yea
Jim Minnix Republican Yea
Joe Seiwert Republican Yea
Ken Corbet Republican Yea
Ken Rahjes Republican Yea
Kenneth Collins Republican Yea
Kristey Williams Republican Yea
Kyle Hoffman Republican Yea
Lance W. Neelly Republican Yea
Leah Howell Republican Yea
Leo Delperdang Republican Yea
Lisa M. Moser Republican Yea
Mark Schreiber Republican Not Voting
Marty Long Republican Yea
Michael Murphy Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Nick Hoheisel Republican Yea
Pat Proctor Republican Yea
Paul Waggoner Republican Yea
Ronald Ellis Republican Yea
Ronald Ryckman Republican Yea
Sean Tarwater Republican Yea
Shannon Francis Republican Yea
Stephen Owens Republican Yea
Steve Huebert Republican Yea
Steven K. Howe Republican Yea
Susan Estes Republican Yea
Susan Humphries Republican Yea
Tom Kessler Republican Yea
Tory Marie Blew Republican Yea
Troy Waymaster Republican Yea
William Clifford Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2540?
HB 2540 is sponsored by Mike Amyx (Democrat), Avery Anderson (Republican), Baker, Doug Blex (Republican), Burroughs, Byers, Sydney Carlin (Democrat), Carlson, Clark, William Clifford (Republican), Kenneth Collins (Republican), Chris Croft (Republican), Pam Curtis (Democrat), Ronald Ellis (Republican), Eplee, Linda Featherston (Democrat), Finney, French, Gartner, Daniel Hawkins (Republican), Highberger, Highland, Kyle Hoffman (Republican), Nick Hoheisel (Republican), Steven K. Howe (Republican), Jo Ella Hoye (Democrat), S.Johnson, Timothy Johnson (Republican), Kelly, Kuether, Marty Long (Republican), Heather Meyer (Democrat), Miller, Jim Minnix (Republican), Lisa M. Moser (Republican), Michael Murphy (Republican), Cindy Neighbor (Democrat), Dan Osman (Democrat), Jarrod Ousley (Democrat), Patton, Mari-Lynn Poskin (Democrat), Probst, Dodson, John Alcala (Democrat), Pat Proctor (Republican), Resman, Bill Rhiley (Republican), Louis Ruiz (Democrat), Susan Ruiz (Democrat), Tom Sawyer (Democrat), Schmidt, Mark Schreiber (Republican), Joe Seiwert (Republican), Jerry Stogsdill (Democrat), Bill Sutton (Republican), Sean Tarwater (Republican), Adam Thomas (Republican), Carl Turner (Republican), Victors, Barb Wasinger (Republican), Virgil Weigel (Democrat), Kristey Williams (Republican), Valdenia Winn (Democrat), WolfeMoore, Brandon Woodard (Democrat), Chuck Smith (Republican), Susan Estes (Republican), and Stephanie Sawyer Clayton (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 2540?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 25, 2022. Enacted.
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