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IntroducedJan 21, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 11, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Defining teacher and paraprofessional for purposes of eligibility for a scholarship under the Kansas education opportunity scholarship program.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 12, 2026: Referred to Committee on Education
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2487
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Educationsponsor
- Fred Patton on behalf of the State Board of RegentsRequester
Votes
YES: 121
- 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
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- 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
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. 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
- Wilson
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 0
ABSENT: 4
Actions
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Education
- Feb 11, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed; Yea: 121 Nay: 0
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Education
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 218-N
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, January 29, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 218-N
- Jan 21, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Education
Bill Texts
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor,, Office of Revisor of Statutes (HB 2487 Summary Memorandum)
- House Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 29, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 29, 2026: Testimony by Lindsey, Matt, President,, Kansas Independent College Association (HB 2487 Pro Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 29, 2026: Testimony by Frisbie, Elaine, Vice President for Finance and Administration,, Kansas Board of Regents (HB 2487 Pro In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 29, 2026: Testimony by Graham, Timothy, Director of Government Relations and Legislative Affairs,, Kansas National Education Association (HB 2487 Pro In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 29, 2026: Testimony by Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor,, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (HB 2487 Summary Memorandum)
- House Committee on Education, Thu, Jan 29, 2026: Testimony by Graham, Timothy, Director of Government Relations and Legislative Affairs,, Kansas National Education Association (HB 2487 Pro Written Only)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Education
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