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KS SB 281

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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.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did KS SB 281 pass?

No. KS SB 281 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-04-10): Died in Committee

What is KS SB 281 about?

KS SB 281 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “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.”.

Who sponsors KS SB 281?

Committee on Ways and Means is the primary sponsor of KS SB 281, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-02-27
Latest action
2026-04-10 — Died in Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Ways and Meansprimary
  • Committee on Educationcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-10

    Died in Committee

    failure

  2. 2026-02-18

    Ruled materially changed and referred to Senate Committee on Education

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-17

    Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea 75, Nay 48, Absent 2

    passage

  4. 2026-02-16

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

    passage

  5. 2026-02-16

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Jill Ward

  6. 2026-02-16

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Jill Ward was adopted

    passage

  7. 2026-02-16

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Brett Fairchild

  8. 2026-02-16

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Brett Fairchild was adopted

    passage

  9. 2026-02-16

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Kyle McNorton

  10. 2026-02-16

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Kyle McNorton was rejected

  11. 2026-02-16

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Kyle McNorton

  12. 2026-02-16

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Kyle McNorton was adopted

    passage

  13. 2026-02-16

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Jerry Stogsdill

  14. 2026-02-16

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Jerry Stogsdill was rejected

  15. 2026-02-16

    Motion to rise and report adopted. Bill remains on General Orders.

  16. 2026-02-16

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Carolyn Caiharr

  17. 2026-02-16

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Carolyn Caiharr was rejected

  18. 2026-02-16

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Suzanne Wikle

  19. 2026-02-16

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Suzanne Wikle was rejected

  20. 2026-02-16

    Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended

    passage

  21. 2026-02-12

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2025-03-24

    Received and Introduced

    introduction

  23. 2025-03-24

    Referred to House Committee on Education

    referral-committee

  24. 2025-03-20

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

    passage

  25. 2025-03-20

    Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed

    passage

  26. 2025-03-20

    Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 40, Nay 0

    passage

  27. 2025-03-19

    Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2025-03-03

    Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Government Efficiency; Referred to Senate Committee on Government Efficiency

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-02-28

    Referred to Senate Committee on Education

    referral-committee

  30. 2025-02-27

    Introduced

    introduction

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Official source

https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/SB281/

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