Kansas 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 174 — Increasing the criminal penalties for battery of a healthcare provider, adding the placing of controlled substances into pills into the definition of manufacture, increasing the criminal penalties for manufacturing fentanyl and for manufacturing or distributing any controlled substances that are likely to be attractive to minors because of their appearance or packaging, creating a special sentencing rule to make sentences for distributing fentanyl presumptive imprisonment, excluding materials used to detect the presence of fentanyl, ketamine or gamma hydroxybutyric acid from the definition of drug paraphernalia, adding domestic battery and violation of a protection order to the crimes that a person can have the intent to commit when committing burglary or aggravated burglary, increasing criminal penalties for the crime of interference with law enforcement when the violation involves fleeing from a law enforcement officer and authorizing the attorney general to prosecute certain crimes that are part of an alleged course of criminal conduct that occurred in two or more counties.

Last action — Approved by Governor on Thursday, May 11, 2023

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Laura Kelly (Democratic) on April 28, 2023.

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 70% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Approved by Governor on Thursday, May 11, 2023

  2. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, May 5, 2023

  3. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 31 Nay: 7

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

  5. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 113 Nay: 9

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

  7. Conference committee report now available

  8. Motion to accede adopted; Representative Owens, Representative Smith, E. and Representative Highberger appointed as conferees

  9. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed

  10. Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 84 Nay: 40

  11. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  12. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Carmichael was rejected

  13. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Carmichael

  14. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Curtis was rejected

  15. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Curtis

  16. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  17. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  18. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice

  19. Hearing: Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 1:30 PM Room 546-S

  20. Referred to Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice

  21. Received and Introduced

  22. Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 32 Nay: 6

  23. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  24. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  25. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  26. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary

  27. Hearing: Tuesday, February 14, 2023, 10:30 AM Room 346-S

  28. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  29. Introduced

Sponsors

  • Committee on Judiciary · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on · 30 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Judiciary

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (164)

164 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 113 Yea · 9 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 22700
Republican 60001
Unaffiliated 31202
Total 113903
% of votes cast 90%7%0%2%
How each member voted (125)
Member Party Vote
Barth — Yea
B. — Yea
W. — Yea
Concannon — Yea
Dodson — Yea
Donohoe — Yea
Eplee — Yea
Garber — Yea
Haswood — Yea
Highberger — Yea
Houser — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Landwehr — Yea
Mason — Yea
Maughan — Yea
D. — Yea
S. — Yea
V. — Yea
Patton — Yea
Penn — Yea
Probst — Yea
Resman — Yea
Robinson — Yea
S. — Yea
A. — Yea
C. — Yea
E. — Yea
Underhill — Yea
K. — Yea
L. — Yea
Younger — Yea
Hougland — Nay
L. — Nay
Boyd — Not Voting
Poetter — Not Voting
Angela Martinez Democrat Yea
Barbara Ballard Democrat Yea
Brandon Woodard Democrat Yea
Cindy Neighbor Democrat Yea
Dan Osman Democrat Yea
Ford Carr Democrat Nay
Heather Meyer Democrat Yea
Henry Helgerson Democrat Yea
Jarrod Ousley Democrat Nay
Jerry Stogsdill Democrat Yea
Jo Ella Hoye Democrat Yea
John Alcala Democrat Nay
John Carmichael Democrat Yea
KC Ohaebosim Democrat Nay
Kirk Haskins Democrat Yea
Linda Featherston Democrat Yea
Lindsay Vaughn Democrat Yea
Lynn Melton Democrat Yea
Mari-Lynn Poskin Democrat Yea
Melissa Oropeza Democrat Nay
Mike Amyx Democrat Yea
Pam Curtis Democrat Yea
Rui Xu Democrat Yea
Sydney Carlin Democrat Nay
Tobias Schlingensiepen Democrat Yea
Tom Sawyer Democrat Yea
Tom Sawyer Democrat Yea
Valdenia Winn Democrat Nay
Virgil Weigel Democrat Yea
Adam Thomas Republican Not Voting
Adam Turk Republican Yea
Avery Anderson Republican Yea
Barb Wasinger Republican Yea
Bill Rhiley Republican Yea
Bill Sutton Republican Yea
Bob Lewis Republican Yea
Brett Fairchild Republican Yea
Brian Bergkamp Republican Yea
Carl Turner Republican Yea
Chris Croft Republican Yea
Clarke Sanders Republican Yea
Cyndi Howerton Republican Yea
Dan Goddard Republican Yea
Daniel Hawkins Republican Yea
David Buehler Republican Yea
Doug Blex Republican Yea
Duane Droge Republican Yea
Emil Bergquist Republican Yea
Francis Awerkamp Republican Yea
Fred Gardner Republican Yea
Gary White Republican Yea
Jason W. Goetz 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
Kenny Titus Republican Yea
Kyle Hoffman Republican Yea
Lance W. Neelly Republican Yea
Leah Howell Republican Yea
Leo Delperdang Republican Yea
Lewis "Bill" Bloom Republican Yea
Lisa M. Moser Republican Yea
Mark Schreiber Republican Yea
Michael Murphy Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Nathan Butler Republican Yea
Nick Hoheisel Republican Yea
Pat Proctor Republican Yea
Paul Waggoner Republican Yea
Rebecca Schmoe Republican Yea
Robyn R. Essex Republican Yea
Ron Bryce Republican Yea
Ronald Ellis Republican Yea
Sandy Pickert Republican Yea
Scott Hill Republican Yea
Sean Tarwater Republican Yea
Shannon Francis Republican Yea
Stephen Owens Republican Yea
Steven K. Howe Republican Yea
Susan Estes Republican Yea
Susan Humphries Republican Yea
Timothy Johnson Republican Yea
Tom Kessler Republican Yea
Tory Marie Blew Republican Yea
Troy Waymaster Republican Yea
Webster T. Roth Republican Yea
William Clifford Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Final Action - Passed as amended;

Passed 84 Yea · 40 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 60100
Unaffiliated 211301
Democrat 32600
Total 844001
% of votes cast 67%32%0%1%
How each member voted (125)
Member Party Vote
Barth — Yea
B. — Yea
W. — Yea
Concannon — Yea
Dodson — Yea
Donohoe — Yea
Eplee — Yea
Landwehr — Yea
Mason — Yea
Maughan — Yea
Patton — Yea
Penn — Yea
Probst — Yea
Resman — Yea
Robinson — Yea
A. — Yea
C. — Yea
E. — Yea
Underhill — Yea
K. — Yea
L. — Yea
Boyd — Nay
Garber — Nay
Haswood — Nay
Highberger — Nay
Hougland — Nay
Houser — Nay
Jacobs — Nay
D. — Nay
S. — Nay
V. — Nay
L. — Nay
S. — Nay
Younger — Nay
Poetter — Not Voting
Angela Martinez Democrat Yea
Barbara Ballard Democrat Nay
Brandon Woodard Democrat Nay
Cindy Neighbor Democrat Nay
Dan Osman Democrat Nay
Ford Carr Democrat Nay
Heather Meyer Democrat Nay
Henry Helgerson Democrat Nay
Jarrod Ousley Democrat Nay
Jerry Stogsdill Democrat Nay
Jo Ella Hoye Democrat Nay
John Alcala Democrat Nay
John Carmichael Democrat Nay
KC Ohaebosim Democrat Nay
Kirk Haskins Democrat Nay
Linda Featherston Democrat Nay
Lindsay Vaughn Democrat Nay
Lynn Melton Democrat Yea
Mari-Lynn Poskin Democrat Nay
Melissa Oropeza Democrat Nay
Mike Amyx Democrat Nay
Pam Curtis Democrat Nay
Rui Xu Democrat Nay
Sydney Carlin Democrat Nay
Tobias Schlingensiepen Democrat Nay
Tom Sawyer Democrat Nay
Tom Sawyer Democrat Nay
Valdenia Winn Democrat Nay
Virgil Weigel Democrat Yea
Adam Thomas Republican Yea
Adam Turk Republican Yea
Avery Anderson Republican Yea
Barb Wasinger Republican Yea
Bill Rhiley Republican Yea
Bill Sutton Republican Yea
Bob Lewis Republican Yea
Brett Fairchild Republican Yea
Brian Bergkamp Republican Yea
Carl Turner Republican Yea
Chris Croft Republican Yea
Clarke Sanders Republican Yea
Cyndi Howerton Republican Yea
Dan Goddard Republican Yea
Daniel Hawkins Republican Yea
David Buehler Republican Yea
Doug Blex Republican Yea
Duane Droge Republican Yea
Emil Bergquist Republican Yea
Francis Awerkamp Republican Yea
Fred Gardner Republican Yea
Gary White Republican Yea
Jason W. Goetz 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
Kenny Titus Republican Yea
Kyle Hoffman Republican Yea
Lance W. Neelly Republican Yea
Leah Howell Republican Yea
Leo Delperdang Republican Yea
Lewis "Bill" Bloom Republican Yea
Lisa M. Moser Republican Yea
Mark Schreiber Republican Yea
Michael Murphy Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Nathan Butler Republican Yea
Nick Hoheisel Republican Yea
Pat Proctor Republican Yea
Paul Waggoner Republican Yea
Rebecca Schmoe Republican Nay
Robyn R. Essex Republican Yea
Ron Bryce Republican Yea
Ronald Ellis Republican Yea
Sandy Pickert Republican Yea
Scott Hill Republican Yea
Sean Tarwater Republican Yea
Shannon Francis Republican Yea
Stephen Owens Republican Yea
Steven K. Howe Republican Yea
Susan Estes Republican Yea
Susan Humphries Republican Yea
Timothy Johnson Republican Yea
Tom Kessler Republican Yea
Tory Marie Blew Republican Yea
Troy Waymaster Republican Yea
Webster T. Roth Republican Yea
William Clifford Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Final Action - Passed as amended;

Passed 32 Yea · 6 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 17200
Unaffiliated 12201
Democrat 3201
Total 32602
% of votes cast 80%15%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Baumgardner — Yea
Doll — Yea
Kerschen — Yea
Longbine — Yea
McGinn — Yea
O'Shea — Yea
Olson — Yea
Pittman — Yea
Pyle — Yea
Reddi — Yea
Steffen — Yea
Straub — Yea
Faust-Goudeau — Nay
Ware — Nay
Holland — Not Voting
Cindy Holscher Democrat Nay
David Haley Democrat Nay
Dinah Sykes Democrat Yea
Ethan Corson Democrat Yea
Marci Francisco Democrat Not Voting
Pat Pettey Democrat Yea
Beverly Gossage Republican Yea
Brenda Dietrich Republican Yea
Caryn Tyson Republican Nay
Chase Blasi 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
Tim Shallenburger Republican Nay
Ty Masterson Republican Yea
Virgil Peck Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety healthcare
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SB 174 is sponsored by Committee on Judiciary.
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