Kansas bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas SB 281

House Substitute for Substitute for SB 281 by Committee on Education - Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during school hours, prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes.

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

Sponsors

• Committee on Ways and Means

Cosponsors (1)

• Committee on Education

Summary

Text versions

• As Introduced
• Sub for
• H Sub for
• {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

Actions

• Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
  Introduced
• Feb 28, 2025 · Senate
  Referred to Senate Committee on Education
• Mar 3, 2025 · Senate
  Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Government Efficiency; Referred to Senate Committee on Government Efficiency
• Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
  Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency
• Mar 20, 2025 · Senate
  Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
• Mar 20, 2025 · Senate
  Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed
• Mar 20, 2025 · Senate
  Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 40, Nay 0
• Mar 24, 2025 · House
  Received and Introduced
• Mar 24, 2025 · House
  Referred to House Committee on Education
• Feb 12, 2026 · House
  Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Education
• Feb 16, 2026 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
• Feb 16, 2026 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Jill Ward
• Feb 16, 2026 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Jill Ward was adopted
• Feb 16, 2026 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Brett Fairchild
• Feb 16, 2026 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Brett Fairchild was adopted
• Feb 16, 2026 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Kyle McNorton
• Feb 16, 2026 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Kyle McNorton was rejected
• Feb 16, 2026 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Kyle McNorton
• Feb 16, 2026 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Kyle McNorton was adopted
• Feb 16, 2026 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Jerry Stogsdill
• Feb 16, 2026 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Jerry Stogsdill was rejected
• Feb 16, 2026 · House
  Motion to rise and report adopted. Bill remains on General Orders.
• Feb 16, 2026 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Carolyn Caiharr
• Feb 16, 2026 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Carolyn Caiharr was rejected
• Feb 16, 2026 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Suzanne Wikle
• Feb 16, 2026 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Suzanne Wikle was rejected
• Feb 16, 2026 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended
• Feb 17, 2026 · House
  Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea 75, Nay 48, Absent 2
• Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
  Ruled materially changed and referred to Senate Committee on Education
• Apr 10, 2026 · Senate
  Died in Committee