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IntroducedJan 12, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 18, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 18, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Requiring instruction to provide students with an understanding of communist, fascist and socialist regimes and ideologies and that students pass an American civics examination in order to graduate with a high school diploma.
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House • Apr 10, 2026: No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained
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Summary
Comments on HB 2412
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Sponsors
Votes
YES: 124
- Rep. Alcala
- Rep. Amyx
- Rep. Anderson
- Rep. Awerkamp
- Rep. Ballard
- Rep. Barrett
- Rep. Bergkamp
- Rep. Bergquist
- Rep. Blex
- Rep. Bloom
- Rep. Boatman
- Rep. Bohi
- Rep. Borjon
- Rep. Brantley
- Rep. Brownlee Paige
- Rep. Brunk
- Rep. Bryce
- Rep. Buehler
- Rep. Butler
- Rep. Caiharr
- Rep. Carlin
- Rep. Carmichael
- Rep. Carpenter
- Rep. Carr
- Rep. Chauncey
- Rep. Collins
- Rep. Corbet
- Rep. Croft
- Rep. Curtis
- Rep. Delperdang
- Rep. Droge
- Rep. Ellis
- Rep. Esau
- Rep. Essex
- Rep. Estes
- Rep. Fairchild
- Rep. Featherston
- Rep. Francis
- Rep. Gardner
- Rep. Goddard
- Rep. Goetz
- Rep. Haskins
- Rep. Hawkins
- Rep. Helgerson
- Rep. Helwig
- Rep. Hoffman
- Rep. Hoheisel
- Rep. Howe
- Rep. Howell
- Rep. Howerton
- Rep. Hoye
- Rep. Huebert
- Rep. Humphries
- Rep. James
- Rep. Johnson
- Rep. Kessler
- Rep. King
- Rep. Lewis
- Rep. Long
- Rep. Martinez
- Rep. McDonald
- Rep. McNorton
- Rep. Melton
- Rep. Meyer
- Rep. Minnix
- Rep. Moser
- Rep. Mosley
- Rep. Neelly
- Rep. Neighbor
- Rep. Ohaebosim
- Rep. Oropeza
- Rep. Osman
- Rep. Ousley
- Rep. Pickert
- Rep. Pishny
- Rep. Poetter Parshall
- Rep. Poskin
- Rep. Proctor
- Rep. Rahjes
- Rep. Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Rep. Rhiley
- Rep. Roeser
- Rep. Roth
- Rep. Ruiz
- Rep. Sanders
- Rep. Sappington
- Rep. Sawyer
- Rep. Sawyer Clayton
- Rep. Schlingensiepen
- Rep. Schmoe
- Rep. Schreiber
- Rep. Schwertfeger
- Rep. Seiwert
- Rep. Simmons
- Rep. Smith
- Rep. Steele
- Rep. Stiens
- Rep. Stogsdill
- Rep. Sutton
- Rep. Sweely
- Rep. Tarwater
- Rep. Turk
- Rep. Turner
- Rep. VanHouden
- Rep. Vaughn
- Rep. Waggoner
- Rep. Ward
- Rep. Wasinger
- Rep. Waymaster
- Rep. Weigel
- Rep. White
- Rep. Wikle
- Rep. Wilborn
- Rep. Willcott
- Rep. Williams
- Rep. Wilson
- Rep. Wolf
- Rep. Woodard
- Rep. Xu
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
YES: 40
- Sen. Alley
- Sen. Argabright
- Sen. Billinger
- Sen. Blasi
- Sen. Blew
- Sen. Bowers
- Sen. Bowser
- Sen. Claeys
- Sen. Clifford
- Sen. Corson
- Sen. Dietrich
- Sen. Erickson
- Sen. Fagg
- Sen. Faust Goudeau
- Sen. Francisco
- Sen. Gossage
- Sen. Haley
- Sen. Hill
- Sen. Holscher
- Sen. Klemp
- Sen. Kloos
- Sen. Masterson
- Sen. Miller
- Sen. Murphy
- Sen. Owens
- Sen. Peck
- Sen. Petersen
- Sen. Pettey
- Sen. Rose
- Sen. Ryckman
- Sen. Schmidt
- Sen. Shallenburger
- Sen. Shane
- Sen. Starnes
- Sen. Sykes
- Sen. Thomas
- Sen. Thompson
- Sen. Titus
- Sen. Tyson
- Sen. Warren
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 80
- Rep. Anderson
- Rep. Awerkamp
- Rep. Barrett
- Rep. Bergkamp
- Rep. Bergquist
- Rep. Blex
- Rep. Bloom
- Rep. Bohi
- Rep. Brantley
- Rep. Brunk
- Rep. Bryce
- Rep. Buehler
- Rep. Caiharr
- Rep. Carpenter
- Rep. Chauncey
- Rep. Corbet
- Rep. Croft
- Rep. Delperdang
- Rep. Droge
- Rep. Ellis
- Rep. Esau
- Rep. Essex
- Rep. Estes
- Rep. Fairchild
- Rep. Francis
- Rep. Gardner
- Rep. Goddard
- Rep. Goetz
- Rep. Hawkins
- Rep. Helwig
- Rep. Hoffman
- Rep. Hoheisel
- Rep. Howe
- Rep. Howell
- Rep. Howerton
- Rep. Huebert
- Rep. Humphries
- Rep. James
- Rep. Johnson
- Rep. Kessler
- Rep. King
- Rep. Lewis
- Rep. Long
- Rep. McNorton
- Rep. Moser
- Rep. Neelly
- Rep. Pickert
- Rep. Pishny
- Rep. Poetter Parshall
- Rep. Proctor
- Rep. Rahjes
- Rep. Reavis
- Rep. Rhiley
- Rep. Roth
- Rep. Sanders
- Rep. Sappington
- Rep. Schmoe
- Rep. Schwertfeger
- Rep. Seiwert
- Rep. Smith
- Rep. Steele
- Rep. Stiens
- Rep. Storm
- Rep. Sutton
- Rep. Sweely
- Rep. Tarwater
- Rep. Turk
- Rep. Turner
- Rep. VanHouden
- Rep. Waggoner
- Rep. Ward
- Rep. Wasinger
- Rep. Waymaster
- Rep. Wilborn
- Rep. Williams
- Rep. Wilson
- Rep. Wolf
NO: 43
- Rep. Amyx
- Rep. Ballard
- Rep. Boatman
- Rep. Borjon
- Rep. Brownlee Paige
- Rep. Butler
- Rep. Carlin
- Rep. Carmichael
- Rep. Carr
- Rep. Collins
- Rep. Curtis
- Rep. Featherston
- Rep. Haskins
- Rep. Helgerson
- Rep. Hoye
- Rep. Martinez
- Rep. McDonald
- Rep. Melton
- Rep. Meyer
- Rep. Minnix
- Rep. Mosley
- Rep. Neighbor
- Rep. Ohaebosim
- Rep. Oropeza
- Rep. Osman
- Rep. Ousley
- Rep. Poskin
- Rep. Roeser
- Rep. Ruiz
- Rep. Sawyer
- Rep. Sawyer Clayton
- Rep. Schlingensiepen
- Rep. Schreiber
- Rep. Simmons
- Rep. Stogsdill
- Rep. Vaughn
- Rep. Weigel
- Rep. White
- Rep. Wikle
- Rep. Willcott
- Rep. Winn
- Rep. Woodard
- Rep. Xu
ABSENT: 2
- Rep. Alcala
- Rep. Ruiz
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Friday, April 10, 2026
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, April 13, 2026
- Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Thursday, April 23, 2026
- No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted; —
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 80, Nay 43, Absent 2
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas and Sen. Dinah Sykes appointed as second conferees
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 23, Nay 14, Absent 3
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Rep. Susan Estes, Rep. Kyle McNorton, and Rep. Jerry Stogsdill are appointed to replace Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams, and Rep. Dan Osman on the Conference Committee
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas, and Sen. Dinah Sykes are appointed to replace Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus, and Sen. Ethan Corson on the Conference Committee
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees
- Mar 19, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S event
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N event
- Jan 12, 2026 | House
- Prefiled for Introduction on Wednesday, December 10, 2025
- Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Judiciary
Bill Texts
- As IntroducedPDF
- As IntroducedHTML
- As Amended by Senate CommitteePDF
- As Amended by Senate CommitteeHTML
- Conference Committee Report - Fri, Mar 27, 2026PDF
- Conference Committee Report - Fri, Mar 27, 2026HTML
- Conference Committee Report - Fri, Mar 27, 2026PDF
- Conference Committee Report - Fri, Mar 27, 2026HTML
- EnrolledPDF
- EnrolledHTML
Documents
- As Introduced - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Introduced - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary (Mon, Feb 2, 2026)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary (Mon, Feb 2, 2026)HTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Thu, Mar 5, 2026)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Thu, Mar 5, 2026)HTML
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Fri, Mar 27, 2026PDF
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Fri, Mar 27, 2026HTML
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 22, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Ellen Johnson, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Shelby Cannon, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Jordan Chessher, Project Heaven
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Rep Ken Collins, KS 2nd District
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Lisa Eastwood, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Janet Holden, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Revisors Office
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 4, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisors Office, State of Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Ken Collins, KS Representative 2nd District, State of Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Jordan Chessher, Founder, Project Heaven Child Advocacy
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Shelby Cannon, Private Citizen
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Debra Hobbs, Private Citizen
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Lisa Eastwood, Private Citizen

