Bill Commons

KS HB 2299

enacted

Senate Substitute for Substitute for HB2299 by Committee on Education - Providing that certain statutory references to accredited nonpublic schools mean nonpublic schools accredited by the state board of education, requiring that schools accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency shall have the same rights as schools accredited by the state board, requiring school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during the school day and prohibiting employees of a school district from using social media to communicate with students for official school purposes.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did KS HB 2299 pass?

Yes. KS HB 2299 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-20): Approved by Governor on Thursday, March 19, 2026

What is KS HB 2299 about?

KS HB 2299 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Senate Substitute for Substitute for HB2299 by Committee on Education - Providing that certain statutory references to accredited nonpublic schools mean nonpublic schools accredited by the state board of education, requiring that schools accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency shall have the same rights as schools accredited by the state board, requiring school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during the school day and prohibiting employees of a school district from using social media to communicate with students for official school purposes.”.

Who sponsors KS HB 2299?

Committee on Education is the primary sponsor of KS HB 2299.

Introduced
2025-02-05
Latest action
2026-03-20 — Approved by Governor on Thursday, March 19, 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Educationprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-20

    Approved by Governor on Thursday, March 19, 2026

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-03-13

    Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 13, 2026

  3. 2026-03-11

    Engrossed on Tuesday, March 10, 2026

  4. 2026-03-10

    Concurred with amendments; Yea 84, Nay 39, Absent 1

  5. 2026-03-05

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed

    passage

  6. 2026-03-05

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. William Clifford

  7. 2026-03-05

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. William Clifford was adopted

    passage

  8. 2026-03-05

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Cindy Holscher

  9. 2026-03-05

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Cindy Holscher was rejected

  10. 2026-03-05

    Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended

    passage

  11. 2026-03-05

    Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea 32, Nay 4, Absent 2

    passage

  12. 2026-03-04

    Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Education

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-03-20

    Referred to Senate Committee on Education

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-03-19

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed

    passage

  15. 2025-03-19

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Valdenia Winn

  16. 2025-03-19

    Rep. Susan Estes raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane

  17. 2025-03-19

    Committee of the Whole - Ruling of the chair was sustained; Yea 86, Nay 36, Absent 3

  18. 2025-03-19

    Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed

    passage

  19. 2025-03-19

    Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted

  20. 2025-03-19

    Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 116, Nay 8, Absent 1

    passage

  21. 2025-03-19

    Received and Introduced

    introduction

  22. 2025-03-18

    Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Education

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2025-02-27

    Withdrawn from House Committee on Education; Rereferred to House Committee on Education

    referral-committee

  24. 2025-02-25

    Withdrawn from House Committee on Federal and State Affairs; Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs

    referral-committee

  25. 2025-02-20

    Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar

  26. 2025-02-20

    Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to House Committee on Education

    referral-committee

  27. 2025-02-18

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Education

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2025-02-05

    Introduced

    introduction

  29. 2025-02-05

    Referred to House Committee on Education

    referral-committee

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Official source

https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2299/

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