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IntroducedFeb 05, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 19, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 05, 2026
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Became LawMar 20, 2026
Kansas House Bill
Senate Substitute for Substitute for HB2299 by Committee on Education - Providing that certain statutory references to accredited nonpublic schools mean nonpublic schools accredited by the state board of education, requiring that schools accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency shall have the same rights as schools accredited by the state board, requiring school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during the school day and prohibiting employees of a school district from using social media to communicate with students for official school purposes.
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 20, 2026: Approved by Governor on Thursday, March 19, 2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2299
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Educationsponsor
Votes
YES: 86
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Barth
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Penn
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wolf
NO: 36
ABSENT: 3
YES: 84
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Martinez
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Schlingensiepen
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
- Xu
NO: 39
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Ballard
- Blex
- Boatman
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- Carr
- Collins
- Featherston
- Haskins
- Hoye
- Johnson
- Long
- McDonald
- Melton
- Meyer
- Mosley
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schmoe
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- Stogsdill
- Vaughn
- Weigel
- Wikle
- Woodard
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Approved by Governor on Thursday, March 19, 2026
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 13, 2026
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Tuesday, March 10, 2026
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Concurred with amendments; Yea: 84 Nay: 39
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Clifford
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Clifford was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Holscher
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Holscher was rejected
- Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea: 32 Nay: 4
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Education
- Mar 20, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Education
- Mar 19, 2025 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Mar 19, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Winn
- Representative Estes raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.
- Committee of the Whole - Ruling of the chair was sustained Yea: 86 Nay: 36
- Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed
- Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 116 Nay: 8
- Mar 18, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Education
- Feb 27, 2025 | House
- Withdrawn from Committee on Federal and State Affairs; Rereferred to Committee on Education
- Feb 25, 2025 | House
- Withdrawn from Committee on Education; Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 20, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar
- Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Committee on Education
- Feb 18, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education
- Feb 11, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 218-N
- Feb 05, 2025 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Education
Bill Texts
- As introducedPDF
- As Amended by House CommitteePDF
- SubPDF
- S Sub for SubPDF
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}PDF
- EnrolledPDF
- Senate Amendment -- Offered by Senator Holscher, 03/05/2026PDF
- Senate Amendment -- Offered by Senator Clifford, 03/05/2026PDF
- House Amendment -- Offered by Representative Winn, 03/19/2025PDF
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- Sub - Supplementary Note
- S Sub for Sub - Supplementary Note
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary Note
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Minutes
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutues (HB2299 Amendment)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Minutes
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Margot Patterson, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Attachment 24, Opponents Written M-W (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Attachment 23, Opponent Written A-K (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Elaina Rudder, Senior Research Analyst, Kansas Legislative Research Department (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisior of Statutes (HB2299 Amendment)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Kris Kobach, Attorney General,, State of Kansas, Office of the Attorney General (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Dylan Gardner, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Christopher Overfelt, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Leah Abrahamsson, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Barry Kaseff, Jewish Community Relations Bureau (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Angie Stallbaumer, Deputy Director and General Counsel, Kansas Association of School Boards (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Hannah Smuckler, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Robert Metz, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by David Soffer, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Neta Meltzer,, Jewish Community Relations Bureau (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Steven Ringel, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Sophia Terian, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Sharon Goldberg, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Sara Anees, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Samiya Irene, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Samuel Brody, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Reverand Cerelia Martinez-Moylan, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Ralph Earles, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Paul Gunderman, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Nick Mckee-Rist, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Mitch Brian, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Makenzie McGee, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by M Horowitz, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Lutfi Abughazala, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Lora Jost, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Lilly Mather, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Lauren Kimball, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Landon McGee, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Kathleen Williams, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Katherine Barrow, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by JP Redmon, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Jack Hawthorn, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Haidee Clauer, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Ghassan Elkhatib, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Chris Taylor, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Cassidy Schuster, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Cari Gunderman, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Audrey Brooker, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Andrew Ernstein, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Amanda Culbertson, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Alexander Bishel, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Alex Wang, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Al-Hadaf KC, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Rabbi Moti Rieber, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Kimberly Streit Vogelsberg General Council,, Kansas National Education Association (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Reverend Rick Behrens, Public (HB2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Adam Beren, Founder,, Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) (HB 2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Sarah Vernier, Public (HB 2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Rachel Rolon, Public (HB 2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Amelia Allen, Public (HB 2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Samuel Brian, Public (HB 2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Rashane Hamby, Director of Policy and Research,, American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas (HB 2299)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Ruth Glover, Executive Director,, Kansas Human Rights Commission (HB 2299)
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Education
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Education
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education
