Senate Substitute for HB 2144 by Committee on Judiciary - Creating the crimes of encouraging suicide and organized retail crime, providing criminal penalties for violation thereof, including organized retail crime in the definition of racketeering activity under the Kansas racketeer influenced and corrupt organization act and authorizing the attorney general to prosecute specified crimes that are part of an alleged course of criminal conduct that occurred in two or more counties.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 24, 2023
Signed Apr 25, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 8, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
18
Committee
12
Amendments
4
Apr 25, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Wednesday, April 24, 2024
lower
Apr 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 107 Nay: 12
lower
Apr 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 32 Nay: 4
upper
Apr 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report now available
upper
Apr 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Wilborn and Senator Corson appointed as conferees
upper
Apr 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea: 30 Nay: 10
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Amended
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Corson was rejected
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Corson
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Warren was adopted
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Warren
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
upper
Mar 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed; Yea: 123 Nay: 0
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Committee
Withdrawn from Committee on Appropriations and re-referred to Committee of the Whole
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 25, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 24, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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