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IntroducedJan 22, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 05, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 17, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas Senate Bill
Authorizing foreign exchange students who reside with a host family to enroll in and attend the resident school district of the host family as if the student were a resident of the school district and excluding such student from the open-seat lottery process.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 19, 2026: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Erickson , Senator Thomas and Senator Sykes as conferees
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 361
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Educationsponsor
Votes
YES: 114
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- 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
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- 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
Actions
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Erickson , Senator Thomas and Senator Sykes as conferees
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 114 Nay: 9
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Oropeza
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Oropeza was rejected
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 218-N
- Mar 06, 2026 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Education
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 38 Nay: 0
- Feb 09, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Education
- Feb 03, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 144-S
- Jan 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Education
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor,, Office of Revisor of Statutes (SB 361 Summary Memorandum)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Senator Tom Hawk, Retired, Kansas State Senator (SB 361 Pro Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Senator Brad Starnes, Kansas State Senate (SB 361 Pro In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Leah Fliter, Assistant Executive Director of Advocacy,, Kansas Association of School Boards (SB 361 Pro Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor,, Office of Revisor of Statutes (SB 361 Summary Memorandum)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Retired Senator Tom Hawk, Kansas State Senate (SB 361 Pro In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Robin Cole, Support Coordinator, AFS Heartland Area (SB 361 Pro Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Robin Cole, Support Coordinator,, American Field Services (AFS) Heartland Area (SB 361 Pro In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Senator Brad Starnes, (Proponent)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Former Senator Tom Hawk, (Proponent)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Shannon Kimball, Government Relations Specialist, Kansas Association of School Boards (Proponent)
- House Committee on Education, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Tamera Lawrence, Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Revisor Memo)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Education
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