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IntroducedJan 27, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 19, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 17, 2025
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Became LawApr 10, 2025
Kansas Senate Bill
Requiring postsecondary educational institutions to regularly review and update accreditation policies, prohibiting accrediting agencies from compelling such institutions to violate state law and providing a cause of action for violations thereof.
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Senate • Apr 10, 2025: Approved by Governor on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
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Summary
Comments on SB 78
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Educationsponsor
- Sen. Renee EricksonRequester
Votes
YES: 38
- 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
- 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
OTHER: 0
YES: 86
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Bradley Barrett
- Rep. Barth
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- 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
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Daniel Hawkins
- Dale Helwig
- Rep. Hill
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Kyle McNorton
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Clarke Sanders
- 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
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Dawn Wolf
NO: 36
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Barbara Ballard
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Ford Carr
- Pam Curtis
- Linda Featherston
- Henry Helgerson
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Rep. Miller
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Alexis Simmons
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Virgil Weigel
- Suzanne Wikle
- Valdenia Winn
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
ABSENT: 3
YES: 38
- 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
- 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
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 10, 2025 | Senate
- Approved by Governor on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Mar 21, 2025 | Senate
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 21, 2025
- Mar 19, 2025 | Senate
- Concurred with amendments; Yea 38, Nay 2
- Mar 17, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 86, Nay 36, Absent 3
- Mar 13, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Education
- Mar 06, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 218-N event
- Feb 25, 2025 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Education
- Feb 19, 2025 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 38, Nay 2
- Feb 18, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 17, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Education
- Feb 07, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Friday, February 7, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 144-S event
- Jan 28, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Education
- Jan 27, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Education - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Education - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Amended by House Committee on Education - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by House Committee on Education - Supplementary NoteHTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Education (Mon, Feb 17, 2025)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Education (Mon, Feb 17, 2025)HTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Education (Thu, Mar 13, 2025)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Education (Thu, Mar 13, 2025)HTML
- House · Committee on Education, Mar 11, 2025: Minutes
- House · Committee on Education, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor,, Office of Revisor of Statutes
- House · Committee on Education, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor,, Office of Revisor of Statutues
- House · Committee on Education, Mar 6, 2025: Minutes
- House · Committee on Education, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Blake Flanders, President and CEO,, Kansas Board of Regents
- House · Committee on Education, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Michael Brickman, Education Policy Director and Senior Fellow,, Cicero Inc.
- House · Committee on Education, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Paige Terryberry, Visiting Fellow,, Opportunity Solutions Project
- House · Committee on Education, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statues
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 7, 2025: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 7, 2025: Testimony by Adam Proffitt, Director, Division of the Budget
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 7, 2025: Testimony by Michael Brinkman, Cicero Action
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 7, 2025: Testimony by Blake Flanders, President and CEO, Kansas Board of Regents
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 7, 2025: Testimony by Tamera Lawrence, Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statues
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 7, 2025: Testimony by Paige Terryberry, Visiting Fellow, Opportunity Solutions Project
- Senate · Committee on Education, Feb 7, 2025: Testimony by Kelly Bielefeld, Superintendent, USD 259, Wichita Public Schools
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