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IntroducedJan 12, 2026
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during school hours, prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes and requiring school districts to report on the amount of screen time that certain students experience during a typical school day.
Last Action See all actions
House • Feb 06, 2026: Hearing: Friday, February 6, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 218-N
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2421
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Representative Goetzcosponsor
- Representative Martinezcosponsor
- Representative Oropezacosponsor
- Representative Steelecosponsor
- Representative Williams, K.cosponsor
- Representative Xucosponsor
Votes
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Actions
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Friday, February 6, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 218-N
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 218-N - CANCELED
- Jan 12, 2026 | House
- Prefiled for Introduction on Wednesday, January 7, 2026
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Education
Bill Texts
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor,, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (HB 2421 Summary Memorandum)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Gustin, Ava, Public (HB 2421 Pro In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Holman, April, Executive Director,, Alliance for a Healthy Kansas (HB 2421 Pro In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Cronister, Kevin, Detective (Ret),, Internet Crimes against Children (ICAC) Task Force (HB 2421 Pro In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Whitman, Kim, Public (HB 2421 Pro In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Maschler, Priscilla, Public (HB 2421 Op Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Woods, Erin, Public (HB 2421 Op Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Olejnik, Adrienne, Kansas Action for Children (HB 2421 Pro In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Longhauser, Katie, Kids Digital Health Hub (HB 2421 Pro In Person WebEx)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Prinstein, Mitch, PhD, ABPP, Chief of Psychology, American Psychological Assoc. (HB 2421 Pro Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Brent, Diane and Ford, Public (HB 2421 Pro Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Martinez, Angela, Kansas Representative, District 103 (HB 2421 Pro Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Jim Karlskint,, United School Administrators (HB 2421 Op In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Leah Fliter, Assistant Executive Director of Advocacy,, Kansas Association of School Boards (HB 2421 Op In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Ruby Backstrom, Student, Turner High School (HB 2421 Neutral In person)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Aaron Granados, Student, Turner High School (HB 2421 Neutral In person)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Jose Juarez, Student, Turner High School (HB 2421 Neutral In person)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Beryl New, Legislative Liaison,, Kansas State Board of Education (HB 2421 Neutral In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Tessa Stoner, Student, Turner High School (HB 2421 Neutral In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Laryn Young, Student, Turner High School (HB 2421 Neutral In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Brittany Jones, Attorney and President,, Kansas Family Voice (HB 2421 Neutral In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Barrientos, Katie, Public (HB 2421 Pro In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Vuong, Ngoc, Public (HB 2421 Pro In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Williams, Kristey, Representative, Kansas House of Representatives (HB 2421 Pro In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Last Names A-D, Public (HB 2421 Pro Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Last Names H-W, Public (HB 2421 Pro Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Last Names B-R, Public (OP 2421 Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Last Names B-R, Public (HB 2421 Op Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Landis, David, Superintendent, Central Christian Academy (HB 2421 Op Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Timothy Graham, Director of Government Relations and Legislative Affairs,, Kansas National Education Association (HB 2421 Op In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Last Names B-Y, Opponent Written Only Testimony (HB 2421)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Last Names B-Y, Opponent Written Only Testimony (HB 2421)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Last Names H-W, Proponent Written Only Testimony (HB 2421)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Gabrielle Hull, Legislative Coordinator, Division of Fiscal and Administrative Services,, Kansas State Department of Education (District Personal Electronic Device Policies in Kansas Schools)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Mary Sinclair, on behalf of Vikki Mullins, President, Kansas Parent Teacher Association (HB 2421 Op In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Last Names A-D, Proponent Written Only Testimony (HB 2421)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by James Franko, President,, Kansas Policy Institute (HB 2421 Neutral Written Only Testimony)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Elizabeth Patton,, Americans for Properity (HB 2421 Neutral Written Only Testimony)
- House Committee on Education, Fri, Feb 6, 2026: Testimony by Last Names H-W, Proponent Written Only (HB2421)
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