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IntroducedJan 26, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 12, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Kansas Senate Bill
Requiring instruction to provide students with an understanding of communist and socialist regimes and ideologies and that students pass an American civics examination in order to graduate with a high school diploma.
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 17, 2026: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
House Calendar: General Orders
Position: 37
Summary
Comments on SB 381
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Educationsponsor
Votes
Actions
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Education
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Monday, March 16, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 218-N
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Education
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 26 Nay: 14
- Mar 11, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Blasi
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Blasi was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Erickson
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Erickson was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Pettey
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Pettey was rejected
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Miller
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Miller was rejected
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 02, 2026 | Senate
- Withdrawn from Committee on Ways and Means and referred to Committee of the Whole
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Education
- Feb 11, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 144-S
- Jan 27, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Education
- Jan 26, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
Bill Texts
- As introducedPDF
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}PDF
- As Amended by House CommitteePDF
- Senate Amendment -- Offered by Senator Miller, 03/11/2026PDF
- Senate Amendment -- Offered by Senator Pettey, 03/11/2026PDF
- Senate Amendment -- Offered by Senator Erickson, 03/11/2026PDF
- Senate Amendment -- Offered by Senator Blasi, 03/11/2026PDF
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Nicholas Reinecker,, Public (SB 381 Pro In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Joshua Reynolds, Policy Analyst,, Cicero Action (SB 381 Pro In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Senator Brad Starnes, State of Kansas,, Senate Chamber (SB 381 Pro In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Debbie Detmer, Public (SB 381 Pro Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Trish O'Neal, Public (SB 381 Pro Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Emily Williams, Public (SB 381 Pro Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Jill O'Connor, Committee Woman 5-18,, Kansas Republican Precinct (SB 381 Pro Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Lucinda Evans, Public (SB 381 Op Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Timothy Graham, Director of Government Relations & Legislative Affairs,, Kansas National Education Association (KNEA) (SB 381 Op Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Beryl New and Kathy Hopkins, Legislative Liaisons,, Kansas State Board of Education (SB 381 Op Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor,, Office of Revisor of Statutes (SB 381 Summary Memorandum)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Thomas Fulbright, Public (SB 381 Op Written Only)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Rob Maddox, Curriculum Specialist, Social Studies,, USD 259 - Wichita Public Schools (HB 381 Op In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Leah Fliter, Assistant Executive Director of Advocacy,, Kansas Association of School Boards (SB 381 Op In Person)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Susan Willis, Government Liaison, Wichita Public Schools USD 259 (Opponent)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Thomas Barker, PhD, Educator/Public School Parent, (Opponent)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Leah Fliter, Assistant Executive Director of Advocacy, Kansas Association of School Boards (Opponent)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Trish O'Neal, Concerned Citizen, (Proponent)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Nick Reinecker, Private Citizen, (Proponent)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Mary Sinclair, PhD On behalf of, Vikki Mullins, President, Kansas PTA (Opponent)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Senator Brad Starnes, (Proponent)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Debbie Detmer, Parent, (Proponent)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Joshua Reynolds, Policy Analyst, Cicero Action (Proponent)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Timothy R. Graham, Director of Government Relations and Legislative Affairs, Kansas National Education Association (Opponent)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Erika Sheets, Chair, Moms for Liberty, Johnson County, KS Chapter (Proponent)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Erika Sheets - The President's Advisory 1776 Commission Report, (Attachment to Testimony)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Tamera Lawrence, Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Revisor Memo)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Kathy Brown, (Proponent)
- House Committee on Education, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Cathy Hopkins and Beryl New, Legislative Liaisons, Kansas Board of Education (Opponent)
- 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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