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KS SB 263

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House Substitute for SB 263 by Committee on Education - Establishing standards and requirements for active shooter drills conducted by public and accredited nonpublic elementary and secondary schools and regulating active shooter simulations.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did KS SB 263 pass?

No. KS SB 263 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-04-10): Died on House Calendar

What is KS SB 263 about?

KS SB 263 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “House Substitute for SB 263 by Committee on Education - Establishing standards and requirements for active shooter drills conducted by public and accredited nonpublic elementary and secondary schools and regulating active shooter simulations.”.

Who sponsors KS SB 263?

Committee on Federal and State Affairs is the primary sponsor of KS SB 263, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-02-11
Latest action
2026-04-10 — Died on House Calendar
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Federal and State Affairsprimary
  • Committee on Educationcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-10

    Died on House Calendar

    failure

  2. 2026-03-18

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  3. 2026-03-11

    Received and Introduced

    introduction

  4. 2026-03-11

    Referred to House Committee on Education

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-03-10

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

    passage

  6. 2026-03-10

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Dinah Sykes

  7. 2026-03-10

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Dinah Sykes was adopted

    passage

  8. 2026-03-10

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Brenda Dietrich

  9. 2026-03-10

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Brenda Dietrich was adopted

    passage

  10. 2026-03-10

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Joseph Claeys

  11. 2026-03-10

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Joseph Claeys was adopted

    passage

  12. 2026-03-10

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Joseph Claeys

  13. 2026-03-10

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Joseph Claeys was rejected

  14. 2026-03-10

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Joseph Claeys

  15. 2026-03-10

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Joseph Claeys was rejected

  16. 2026-03-10

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Joseph Claeys

  17. 2026-03-10

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Joseph Claeys was adopted

    passage

  18. 2026-03-10

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended

    passage

  19. 2026-03-10

    Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 38, Nay 1

    passage

  20. 2026-02-24

    Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means and referred to Committee of the Whole

    referral-committee

  21. 2026-02-19

    Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

    referral-committee

  22. 2025-03-18

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2025-02-13

    Referred to Senate Committee on Education

    referral-committee

  24. 2025-02-11

    Introduced

    introduction

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/SB263/

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