KS SB 47
deadRequiring school districts to publicly list the names and email addresses of current school board members, authorizing local school board members to add new items to board meeting discussions, ask questions or engage in discussion with members of the public and access school property, authorizing members of the public to address school boards at board meetings and authorizing payment of annual dues to any not-for-profit organization that provides services to member school districts.
Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did KS SB 47 pass?
No. KS SB 47 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 47 about?
KS SB 47 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Requiring school districts to publicly list the names and email addresses of current school board members, authorizing local school board members to add new items to board meeting discussions, ask questions or engage in discussion with members of the public and access school property, authorizing members of the public to address school boards at board meetings and authorizing payment of annual dues to any not-for-profit organization that provides services to member school districts.”.
Who sponsors KS SB 47?
Committee on Education is the primary sponsor of KS SB 47.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-21
- 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
2026-04-10
Died in House Committee
failure
2025-03-21
Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to House Committee on Education
referral-committee
2025-03-14
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Education
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-25
Received and Introduced
introduction
2025-02-25
Referred to House Committee on Education
referral-committee
2025-02-19
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
passage
2025-02-19
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Doug Shane
2025-02-19
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Doug Shane was adopted
passage
2025-02-19
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Pat Pettey
2025-02-19
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Pat Pettey was withdrawn
2025-02-19
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Pat Pettey
2025-02-19
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Pat Pettey was rejected
2025-02-19
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
passage
2025-02-19
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 21, Nay 19
passage
2025-02-18
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Education
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-22
Referred to Senate Committee on Education
referral-committee
2025-01-21
Introduced
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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