This publication includes summaries of the legislation enacted by the 2018 Legislature. Not summarized are bills of a limited, local, technical, clarifying, or repealing nature, and bills that were vetoed (sustained). However, these bills are listed beginning on page 232.
During the 2018 Session, 573 bills were introduced: 208 in the Senate and 365 in the House. In addition, 199 Senate bills and 371 House bills were carried over from the 2017 Session, for a grand total of 1,143 bills that were alive during the 2018 Session. Of these 1,143 bills, 118 bills (10.3 percent) became law: 52 Senate bills and 66 House bills. Further, of the 118 bills becoming law, 103 (87.3 percent) were introduced by committees and 15 (12.7 percent) were introduced by individual legislators. (Substitute bills whose original subject matter was substantially modified from the content in the introduced sponsor bill are included in the former category.)
Neither Governor vetoed bills, but Governor Colyer did veto ten line items. None of the line item vetoes was sustained (the Legislature’s Sine Die session day was held prior to the issuance of the Governor’s message on House Sub. for SB 109).
Note: On January 31, 2018, Governor Brownback resigned; Lt. Governor Colyer became Governor the same day.
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