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IntroducedJan 12, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Became Law
Kansas Senate Bill
Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during instructional time and prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes.
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Senate • Feb 17, 2026: Withdrawn from Committee on Education; Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
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Summary
Comments on SB 302
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Senator Bowerscosponsor
- Senator Bowsercosponsor
- Senator Claeyscosponsor
- Senator Cliffordcosponsor
- Senator Corsoncosponsor
- Senator Ericksoncosponsor
- Senator Faggcosponsor
- Senator Faust Goudeaucosponsor
- Senator Franciscocosponsor
- Senator Hillcosponsor
- Senator Klempcosponsor
- Senator Klooscosponsor
- Senator Petersencosponsor
- Senator Petteycosponsor
- Senator Mastersoncosponsor
- Senator Murphycosponsor
- Senator Owenscosponsor
- Senator Peckcosponsor
- Senator Rosecosponsor
- Senator Shallenburgercosponsor
- Senator Shanecosponsor
- Senator Starnescosponsor
- Senator Sykescosponsor
- Senator Thompsoncosponsor
- Senator Warrencosponsor
Votes
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Actions
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Withdrawn from Committee on Education; Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Jan 26, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, January 15, 2026, 2:30 PM Room 144-S
- Jan 13, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Education
- Jan 12, 2026 | Senate
- Prefiled for Introduction on Tuesday, January 6, 2026
- Introduced
Bill Texts
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by Emily Brownlee, Parent, (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by Michael Chartier, Midwest Legilative Director, ExcelinEd in Action (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by Kevin Cronister, Law Enforcement Officer, (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by Anthony Dummermuth, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by April Holman, Executive Director, Alliance for a Healthy Kansas (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by John Ketchum, Senior Fellow and Director of Cities, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by Katie Longhauser, Founder, Kids Digital Health Hub and Screen Guardians (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by Adrienne Olejnik, Vice President, Kansas Action for Children (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by Gretchen Shanahan, Parent, (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by Ngoc Vuong, Member, Wichita Public School Board (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by Amy Warren, Co-Chair, Kansas Coalition for Distraction-Free Schools (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by Katie Whitman, Co-Lead, Smartphone Free Childhood US (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by Cathy Hopkins, Liaision, Kansas State School Board (Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by Frank Harwood, Deputy Commissioner of Fiscal and Administrative Services, Kansas State Department of Education (Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by Timothy R. Graham, Director of Government Relations and Legislative Affairs, Kansas National Education Association (Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by Leah Fliter, Assistant Executive Director of Advocacy, Kansas Association of School Boards (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by Jim Karleskint, United School Administrators (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by Ann Mah, Retiree, (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by Mary F. Sinclair, PhD, Advocacy Team,, Kansas PTA (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by SB 302 Written Only, (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by SB302 Written Only, (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by Kailey Howell, Student, Spring Hill High School (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by Tamera Lawrence, Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Memo)
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