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IntroducedJan 21, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 19, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 20, 2025
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Became LawApr 10, 2025
Kansas Senate Bill
Declaring antisemitism and antisemitic acts to be against public policy and establishing a statutory definition of such terms.
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Senate • Apr 10, 2025: Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 44
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Wichita Technical InstituteRequested For
- Senate Committee on Educationsponsor
- Mike O'NealRequester
Votes
YES: 37
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Sen. J. Claeys
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Tim Shallenburger
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Kenny Titus
- Sen. Ware
- Kellie Warren
OTHER: 0
YES: 77
- Avery Anderson
- Bradley Barrett
- Rep. Barth
- Emil Bergquist
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Daniel Hawkins
- Dale Helwig
- Rep. Hill
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Kyle McNorton
- Jim Minnix
- Lance W. Neelly
- Rep. Penn
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Clarke Sanders
- Tom Sawyer
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Rep. Thompson
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
NO: 41
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Francis Awerkamp
- Barbara Ballard
- Brian Bergkamp
- Lauren Bohi
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Ford Carr
- Pam Curtis
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Henry Helgerson
- Steven K. Howe
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Rep. Miller
- Lisa M. Moser
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Angelina Roeser
- Susan Ruiz
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Alexis Simmons
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Virgil Weigel
- Suzanne Wikle
- Valdenia Winn
- Dawn Wolf
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
ABSENT: 7
YES: 102
- Mike Amyx
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Bradley Barrett
- Rep. Barth
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Sydney Carlin
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Daniel Hawkins
- Henry Helgerson
- Dale Helwig
- Rep. Hill
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- Dan Osman
- Rep. Penn
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Clarke Sanders
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Rep. Thompson
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Dawn Wolf
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
NO: 21
ABSENT: 2
YES: 39
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Sen. J. Claeys
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Sen. Ware
- Kellie Warren
NO: 1
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 10, 2025 | Senate
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 4, 2025
- Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 8, 2025
- Mar 26, 2025 | Senate
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 39, Nay 1
- Mar 26, 2025 | House
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 102, Nay 21, Absent 2
- Mar 24, 2025 | House
- Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Estes, Rep. Kyle McNorton and Rep. Jerry Stogsdill appointed as conferees
- Mar 24, 2025 | Senate
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas and Sen. Dinah Sykes
- Mar 20, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Rebecca Schmoe
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Rebecca Schmoe was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 77, Nay 41, Absent 7
- Mar 12, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Education
- Mar 05, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 218-N event
- Mar 04, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 218-N — CANCELED event
- Feb 20, 2025 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Education
- Feb 19, 2025 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 37, Nay 3
- Feb 18, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Pat Pettey
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Pat Pettey was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 17, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Education
- Feb 04, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 144-S event
- Jan 22, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Education
- Jan 21, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced
Bill Texts
- As IntroducedPDF
- As IntroducedHTML
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}PDF
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}HTML
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}PDF
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}HTML
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Pat Pettey (Tue, Feb 18, 2025)PDF
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Pat Pettey (Tue, Feb 18, 2025)HTML
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Rebecca Schmoe (Thu, Mar 20, 2025)PDF
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Rebecca Schmoe (Thu, Mar 20, 2025)HTML
- Conference Committee Report - Wed, Mar 26, 2025PDF
- Conference Committee Report - Wed, Mar 26, 2025HTML
- EnrolledPDF
- EnrolledHTML
Documents
- As Introduced - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Introduced - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NotePDF
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NoteHTML
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NotePDF
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NoteHTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Education (Mon, Feb 17, 2025)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Education (Mon, Feb 17, 2025)HTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Education (Wed, Mar 12, 2025)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Education (Wed, Mar 12, 2025)HTML
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Wed, Mar 26, 2025PDF
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Wed, Mar 26, 2025HTML
- House · Committee on Education, Mar 11, 2025: Minutes
- House · Committee on Education, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revision of Statutes
- House · Committee on Education, Mar 5, 2025: Minutes
- House · Committee on Education, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Jenna Akpan, Corporate Director of Adminissions,, Wichita Technical Institute
- House · Committee on Education, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Mike O'Neal, Wichita Technical Institute
- House · Committee on Education, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Kylee Childs, Director of Government Affairs,, LeadingAge Kansas
- House · Committee on Education, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Elaine Frisbie, Vice President for Finance and Administration, Kansas Board of Regents
- House · Committee on Education, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Heather Morgan, Executive Director,, Kansas Association of Community Colleges
- House · Committee on Education, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Charles Friedrichs, Heartland Welding Academy
- House · Committee on Education, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Jason Watkins, Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce
- House · Committee on Education, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by William Wilk, Senior Director of Government Affairs, Kansas Chamber
- House · Committee on Education, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statues
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 4, 2025: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 4, 2025: Testimony by Tamera Lawrence, Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutes
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 4, 2025: Testimony by Adam C. Proffitt, Director of Budget, Division of Budget, Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 4, 2025: Testimony by Kylee Childs, Director of Government Affairs, LeadingAge Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 4, 2025: Testimony by Mike O'Neal, Kansas Policy Institute, Wichita Technical Institute
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 4, 2025: Testimony by Elaine Frisbie, Vice President for Finance and Administration, Kansas Board of Regents
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 4, 2025: Testimony by Heather Morgan, Executive Director, Kansas Association of Community Colleges
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 4, 2025: Testimony by Jim Genandt, President, Kansas Technical Colleges
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 4, 2025: Testimony by Charles Friedrichs, Owner & Managing Director, Heartland Welding Academy
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 4, 2025: Testimony by Jason P. Watkins, Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 4, 2025: Testimony by Jenna Akpan on behalf of, Wichita Technical Institute
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 4, 2025: Testimony by Jenna Akpan on behalf of, Wichita Technical Institute
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 4, 2025: Testimony by Jenna Akpan on behalf of, Wichita Technical Institute
