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IntroducedFeb 05, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Became Law
Kansas Senate Bill
Enacting the Haylee Weissenbach protecting students act to establish the office of education inspector general, authorize the education inspector general to conduct audits, investigations and reviews of educational institutions, require reporting of suspected professional and criminal misconduct by school employees and agents, require certain individuals to register on an educator misconduct registry, require criminal history record checks of school employees and agents and provide for civil penalties for violations of this act.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 02, 2026: Hearing: Monday, March 2, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 144-S
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 491
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Educationsponsor

Votes
Actions
- Mar 02, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Monday, March 2, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 144-S
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Withdrawn from Committee on Ways and Means; Rereferred to Committee on Education
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Withdrawn from Committee on Education; Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Feb 06, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Education
- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
Bill Texts
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by James Franko, President, Kansas Policy Institute (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Dr. John Walker, Superintendent, Central Christian School (Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Bob Struart, Executive Officer, Kansas Bureau of Investigation (Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Lona Gorman, Kansas Home Educators (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Autumn Faulkner, Director of State Policy Engagement, Association of Christian Schools International (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Stephanie Pierce, (Proponent Written)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Debbie Detmer, (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Faith Colson, Survivor, Policy Expert, namesake of Faith's Law (IL), (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Senator Doug Shane, District #37 (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Jim Karleskint, United School Administrators (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Sy Colao, (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Denise Roberts, (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Erika Sheets, Chairman, Moms for Liberty, Johnson County (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Michelle Stolleis Denault, Survivor, (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Jami Klenda, (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Frank Harwood, Deputy Commissioner, Kansas State Department of Education (Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Scott A. Woodruff, Senior Counsel, Home School Legal Defense Association (Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Matt Bingesser, Administrative Counsel,, Office of the Attorney General (Neutral Written)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Leah Fliter, Assistant Executive Director of Advocary, Kansas Association of School Boards (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Timothy R. Graham, Director of Government Relations and Legislative Affairs, Kansas National Education Association (Opponent Written)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Rachel Harris, Parent, (Proponent Written)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Jennifer Laporte, Parent, (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Robert Simmons, President, Midwest Parent Educators (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Chuck Weber, Executive Director, Kansas Catholic Conference (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Tanner Tempel, State Director, Americans For Prosperity (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Tamera Lawrence, Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Revisor Memo)
- Senate Committee on Education, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Brent Yeager, Superintendent, Olathe Public Schools (Opponent)
