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KS SB 419

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Enacting the Kansas intellectual rights and knowledge act, providing a civil cause of action and penalties for violations of such act and authorizing students and student associations to exercise political and ideological beliefs, values and missions.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did KS SB 419 pass?

No. KS SB 419 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-04-10): Died in House Committee

What is KS SB 419 about?

KS SB 419 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Enacting the Kansas intellectual rights and knowledge act, providing a civil cause of action and penalties for violations of such act and authorizing students and student associations to exercise political and ideological beliefs, values and missions.”.

Who sponsors KS SB 419?

Committee on Education is the primary sponsor of KS SB 419.

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-04-10 — Died in House Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Educationprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-10

    Died in House Committee

    failure

  2. 2026-03-11

    Received and Introduced

    introduction

  3. 2026-03-11

    Referred to House Committee on Education

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-03-10

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

  5. 2026-03-10

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

  6. 2026-03-10

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed

    passage

  7. 2026-03-10

    Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 29, Nay 11

    passage

  8. 2026-03-02

    Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means and referred to Committee of the Whole

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-02-27

    Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-02-10

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Education

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-01-29

    Referred to Senate Committee on Education

    referral-committee

  12. 2026-01-28

    Introduced

    introduction

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