Kansas bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas HB 2485

Authorizing the chief executive officer of the board of regents to negotiate and settle repayment obligations arising under financial aid programs administered by the board, providing requirements for agreements between postsecondary educational institutions and school districts for postsecondary courses taught in secondary schools, directing the governor to approve short-term workforce training programs for Pell grant eligibility, modifying requirements under the every child can read act and prohibiting Kansas promise scholarship awards for remedial hours.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Committee on Education

Summary

Text versions

• As Introduced
• As Amended by Senate Committee
• Enrolled

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

Actions

• Jan 21, 2026 · House
  Introduced
• Jan 21, 2026 · House
  Referred to House Committee on Education
• Feb 6, 2026 · House
  Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Education
• Feb 17, 2026 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Be passed
• Feb 18, 2026 · House
  Final Action - Passed; Yea 123, Nay 1, Absent 1
• Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
  Received and Introduced
• Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
  Referred to Senate Committee on Education
• Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
  Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Education
• Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
  Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar
• Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
  Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
• Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
  Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
• Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
  Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 25, Nay 15
• Mar 23, 2026 · House
  Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Susan Estes, Rep. Kyle McNorton and Rep. Jerry Stogsdill
• Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
  Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas and Sen. Dinah Sykes appointed as conferees
• Mar 27, 2026 · Senate
  Conference committee report now available
• Mar 27, 2026 · Senate
  Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1
• Mar 27, 2026 · House
  Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 123, Nay 0, Absent 2
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  Engrossed on Tuesday, March 31, 2026
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026