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IntroducedMar 06, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 17, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Became LawApr 09, 2026
Kansas House Bill
Senate Substitute for HB 2402 by Committee on Education - Requiring eligible boards of education to consider participation in the community eligibility provision, providing a financial hardship exception to such participation and requiring the state department of education to assist school districts seeking such participation.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 09, 2026: Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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Summary
Comments on HB 2402
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Educationsponsor
- Committee on AppropriationsOriginal Sponsor
Votes
YES: 98
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Francis
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Osman
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sawyer
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 24
YES: 91
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
NO: 33
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026
- Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 7, 2026
- Mar 27, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 91 Nay: 33
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 31 Nay: 9
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Senator Erickson, Senator Thomas and Senator Sykes appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Estes , Representative McNorton and Representative Stogsdill as conferees
- Mar 19, 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 Holscher
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Holscher was rejected
- Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed
- Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 38 Nay: 2
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Education
- Mar 19, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Education
- Mar 18, 2025 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Mar 17, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Final Action - Passed; Yea: 98 Nay: 24
- Mar 13, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Appropriations
- Mar 12, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 9:00 AM Room 112-N
- Mar 06, 2025 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- S Sub for - Supplementary Note
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Fri, Mar 27, 2026PDF
- House Committee on Appropriations, Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Minutes
- House Committee on Appropriations, Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Representative Rahjes, (Proponent - In-Person)
- House Committee on Appropriations, Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Heather Morgan, Executive Director, Kansas Association of Community Colleges (Proponent - In-Person)
- House Committee on Appropriations, Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Blake Flanders, President and Chief Executive Officer, Kansas Board of Regents (Neutral - In-Person)
- House Committee on Appropriations, Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Chris Waggoner, Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes (Bill Brief)
- Conference Committee Report
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Education
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Appropriations
