# Kansas HB 2228: Senate Substitute for HB 2228 by Committee on Judiciary - Requiring that a political subdivision hold an open meeting to discuss a contingency fee contract for legal services before approving such contract and requiring the attorney general to approve such contracts.

Kansas HB 2228, Senate Substitute for HB 2228 by Committee on Judiciary - Requiring that a political subdivision hold an open meeting to discuss a contingency fee contract for legal services before approving such contract and requiring the attorney general to approve such contracts., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice; status vetoed, last action 2025-04-11 (No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2228
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Senate Substitute for HB 2228 by Committee on Judiciary - Requiring that a political subdivision hold an open meeting to discuss a contingency fee contract for legal services before approving such contract and requiring the attorney general to approve such contracts.
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-04-11, No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained
- Sponsor: Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: senate committee on ways and means, senate committee on judiciary, house committee on corrections and juvenile justice
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (448 yes, 128 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
- Cosponsor: Committee on Judiciary

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 123 Nay: 0 | pass | 123 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 73 Nay: 52 | pass | 73 | 52 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 28 Nay: 12 | pass | 28 | 12 |   |
| 2025-03-27 | House | Concurred with amendments | pass | 73 | 52 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed | pass | 28 | 12 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Emergency Final Action - Passed | pass | 123 | 0 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2025-04-11: No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained (House)
- 2025-04-10: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 (House)
- 2025-04-10: Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-27: Motion to nonconcur with amendments and appoint conferees failed (House)
- 2025-03-27: Concurred with amendments; Yea 73, Nay 52 (House)
- 2025-03-26: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 28, Nay 12 (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means and referred to Committee of the Whole (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Hearing: Monday, March 10, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (House)
- 2025-02-20: Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted (House)
- 2025-02-20: Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 123, Nay 0, Absent 2 (House)
- 2025-02-14: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice (House)
- 2025-02-11: Hearing: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 546-S (House)
- 2025-02-04: Introduced (House)
- 2025-02-04: Referred to House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2228/hb2228_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2228/hb2228_enrolled.pdf)
- S Sub for: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2228/hb2228_01_0000.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed)
- SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed)
- SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed)
- HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed)
- HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law)
- HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferability of credentials earned through ACT workkeys career readiness assessments to… (failed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2228/hb2228_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2228/hb2228_enrolled.pdf)
- [S Sub for (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2228/hb2228_01_0000.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026)
- [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026)
- [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026)
- [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026)
- [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026)
- [HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2228-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).