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IntroducedJan 21, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Became LawApr 09, 2026
Kansas House Bill
Removing the requirement that the state board of education use a certain exam provider to deliver certain college entrance and career readiness exams and requiring the board to provide for such exams using any provider.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 09, 2026: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2482
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on K-12 Education Budgetsponsor
Votes
YES: 121
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Carr
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
ABSENT: 3
YES: 118
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Carr
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Droge
- Ellis
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Winn
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
ABSENT: 5
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Reengrossed on Tuesday, March 31, 2026
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea: 118 Nay: 2
- Mar 23, 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 Goetz , Representative Brantley and Representative Ousley as conferees
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 39 Nay: 1
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 13, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 144-S
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Education
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Monday, February 23, 2026
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 121 Nay: 1
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on K-12 Education Budget
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 546-S
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 546-S - CANCELED
- Jan 21, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on K-12 Education Budget
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Timothy R. Graham, Director of Government Relations and Legislative Affairs, Kansas National Education Association (Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Frank Harwood, Deputy Commissioner, Kansas State Department of Education (Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Claudia Fury-Aguirre, Manager, Kansas Policy and Outreach, Aligned (Proponent Written)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Allison Smith, Associate Director Government Relations, College Board (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by John Idoux, ACT Government Relations Director, ACT (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Rebecca Gerhardt, Director of Permanency, Department of Children and Families (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Colleen Englet, Executive Director, Florida Ready to Work (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Leah Fliter, Assistant Executive Director of Advocacy, Kansas Association of School Boards (Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Tamera Lawrence, Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Revisor Memo)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Claudia Fury-Aguirre, Aligned (ACT exams Delivery)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by John Idoux, ACT Summit (ACT exams Delivery)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Jordan Buxton, ACT Summit (ACT exams Delivery)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by William Rinkenbaugh, ACT Summit (ACT Exams Delivery)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Allison Smith, College Board (ACT Exams delivery)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Frank Harwood, KSDE (ACT Exams delivery)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Frank Harwood, KSDE (ACT Exams delivery)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Timothy Graham, KNEA (ACT Exams delivery)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Noah Tyler, Classic Learning Initiatives (Act Exams Delivery)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Nick Myers, Office of Revisor of Statutes (ACT testing)
- Senate Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Leah Fliter, KASB (ACT Testing)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on K-12 Education Budget
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