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IntroducedJan 15, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 12, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Electing to participate in the federal tax credit for individual contributions to scholarship granting organizations and increasing the aggregate tax credit limit on the tax credit for low income students scholarship program.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 24, 2026: Hearing: Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 144-S
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2468
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Educationsponsor
Votes
YES: 35
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Ballard
- Boatman
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- Carr
- Curtis
- Featherston
- Haskins
- Helgerson
- Hoye
- Martinez
- McDonald
- Melton
- Meyer
- Mosley
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Poskin
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schreiber
- Simmons
- Stogsdill
- Vaughn
- Weigel
- Wikle
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 82
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
YES: 84
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
NO: 33
YES: 70
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Bohi
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Caiharr
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- White
- K. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
NO: 49
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Ballard
- Bloom
- Boatman
- Borjon
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Butler
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- Carr
- Collins
- Curtis
- Featherston
- Goddard
- Haskins
- Helgerson
- Hoye
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Mosley
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Poskin
- Roeser
- S. Ruiz
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schreiber
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- Stogsdill
- Vaughn
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- Wikle
- Willcott
- L. Williams
- Woodard
- Xu
Actions
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 144-S
- Feb 13, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Education
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Thursday, February 12, 2026
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 70 Nay: 49
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Featherston
- Representative Estes raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Featherston
- Representative Estes raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.
- Committee of the Whole - Ruling of the chair was sustained Yea: 84 Nay: 33
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Boatman
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Boatman was rejected Yea: 35 Nay: 82
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Wikle
- Representative Estes raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Poskin
- Representative Estes raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.
- Committee of the Whole - Ruling of the chair was sustained
- Motion to rise and report adopted. Bill remains on General Orders.
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education
- Jan 21, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 218-N
- Jan 15, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Education
Bill Texts
- As introducedPDF
- As Amended by House CommitteePDF
- House Amendment -- Offered by Representative Poskin, 02/11/2026PDF
- House Amendment -- Offered by Representative Wikle, 02/11/2026PDF
- House Amendment -- Offered by Representative Boatman, 02/11/2026PDF
- House Amendment -- Offered by Representative Featherston, 02/11/2026PDF
- House Amendment -- Offered by Representative Featherston, 02/11/2026PDF
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Ricklefs, Tonya, President,, KS Chapter, National Association of Social Workers (HB 2428 Pro In person)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Smith, Ian, Public (HB 2428 Pro In person)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Davis, Tim, Public (HB 2428 Pro In person WebEx)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Williams, Kristey, Representative,, Kansas House of Representatives (HB 2428 Pro In person)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Steele, Megan, Representative,, Kansas House of Representatives (HB 2428 Pro In person)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Graham, Timothy, Director of Government Relations & Legislative Affairs,, Kansas National Education Association (HB 2428 Op In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Jones, Chris, Public (HB 2428 Op In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Morse, Kimberly, Public (HB 2428 Op In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Olivares, Irene, Public (HB 2428 Op In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Rice, Eugene, Kansas Conference,, American Association of University Professors (AAUP) (HB 2428 Op In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor,, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (HB 2468 Summary Memorandum)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor,, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (HB 2468 Summary Memorandum)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Kansas State Board of Education, Same (Tax Credit Scholarship Report)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Anch, Vincent, Catholic Education Foundation (HB 2468 Pro In peron)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Hillebert, Andrea, Public (HB 2468 In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Franko, James, President,, Kansas Policy Institute (HB 2468 In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Donalds, Erika, Chair,, Education Opportunity America First Policy Institute (HB 2468 In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Donalds, Erika, Chair of Education Opportunity, America First Policy Institute (HB 2468 Neutral in Person)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Kimball, Shannon, Government Relations Specialist,, Kansas Association of School Boards (HB 2468 Op In person)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Kimball, Shannon, Government Relations Specialist,, Kansas Association of School Boards (HB 2468 Op In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (HB 2420 Summary Memorandum)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Acosta, Scarlett, Public (HB 2468 Pro In person)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Finkeldei, James Dr., Assoc Superintendent,, Catholic Diocese of Wichita (HB 2468 Pro In person)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Delgado, Trina, Superintendent,, Catholic Diocese of Dodge City (HB 2468 Pro In person)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Anch, Vincent,, Catholic Education Foundation (HB 2468 Pro In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Hillebert, Andrea, Public (HB 2468 Pro In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Franko, James, President,, Kansas Policy Institute (HB 2468 Pro In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Graham, Timothy, Director,, Government Relations and Legislative Affairs (HB 2468 Op In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Karleskint, Jim, United School Administrators (HB 2468 Op In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Deedy, Judith, Executive Director,, Game On for Kansas Schools (HB 2468 Op In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Rogers, Lynn or Rabbi Moti Rieber, Board Member, Kansas Inter Faith Action (HB 2468 Op In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Sinclair, Mary, Kansas PTA (HB 2468 Op In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Woods, Erin, Public (HB 2468 Op In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Nicole Bergman, Research Analyst, Kansas Legislative Research Department (Tax Credit for Low Income Students Scholarship Program)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Last Names D-K, Op Written Only (HB 2468)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Barlow, Ashley, Public (HB 2468 Op Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Benditt, Liz, Public (HB 2468 Op Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Bentley, Rana, Public (HB 2468 Op Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Burchfield, Laurel, Mainstream Coalition (HB 2468 Op Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Chapman, Gillian Dr., Superintendent,, Blue Valley School District (HB 2468 Op Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by DeFilippo, Caitlin, Public (HB 2468 Op Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Harmon, Marcel, Public (HB 2468 Op Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Hopkins, Kathy and New, Berlyl, Legislative Liaisons,, Kansas State Board of Education (HB 2468 Op Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Hubler, Alyx, Public (HB 2468 Op Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Kilmer, Kylie, Public (HB 2468 Op Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Langford, Megan, Public (HB 2468 Op Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Odle, Lane, Public (HB 2468 Op Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Sabin, Melissa, Public (HB 2468 Op Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Winch, Amamda, Public (HB 2468 Op Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Woolworth, Cassie, Public (HB 2468 Op Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Yeager, Brent Dr., Superintendent,, Olathe Public Schools (HB 2468 Op Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Division of Budget by House Committee on Education, Kansas Division of Budget (HB 2420 Fiscal Note)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Chair of Education Opportunity,, America First Policy Institute (HB 2468 Neutral In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Last Names B-C, Opponent Written Only (HB 2468)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Last Names D-K, Opponent Written Only (HB 2468)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Last Names L-P, Opponent Written Only (HB 2468)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Last Names Q-Y, Opponent Written Only (HB 2468)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Andrews, Geoff, Superintendent, Catholic Schools, Diocese of Salina (HB 2468 Pro Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Aguirre Fury, Claudia, Manager,, Kansas Policy and Outreach, Aligned (HB 2468 Pro Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Buhler, Shelly, Public (HB 2468 Pro Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Chubb, Nikki, Public (HB 2468 Pro Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Herrman, Debbie, Public (HB 2468 Pro Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Jones, Brittany, President, Kansas Family Voice (HB 2468 Pro Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Sandstom, James, Principle, Hayden Catholic High School (HB 2468 Pro Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Vettel, Matthew, Public (HB 2468 Pro Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Last Names A-W, Proponent Written Only (HB 2468)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Jan 21, 2026: Testimony by Kansas Legislative Research Department, Same (Tax Credit for Low Income Students Scholarship Program)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education
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