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IntroducedFeb 06, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 18, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Requiring school districts to provide elementary students with a certain amount of daily recess, prohibiting limiting or withholding recess for disciplinary reasons, requiring a Kansas state fitness test and designating required recess time as part of the school term.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 10, 2026: No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2763
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Health and Human Servicessponsor
Votes
YES: 116
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Avery Anderson
- Barbara Ballard
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Abi Boatman
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Steve Brunk
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Carolyn Caiharr
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Ford Carr
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Kirk Haskins
- Daniel Hawkins
- Henry Helgerson
- Dale Helwig
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Lisa M. Moser
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Clarke Sanders
- Courtney Sappington
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Alexis Simmons
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Suzanne Wikle
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Greg Wilson
- Dawn Wolf
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
NO: 0
ABSENT: 9
YES: 39
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Scott Hill
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Silas Miller
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Kellie Warren
NO: 1
OTHER: 0
YES: 29
- Larry Alley
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Joseph Claeys
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Scott Hill
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Kellie Warren
NO: 10
ABSENT: 1
YES: 74
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Steve Brunk
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Carolyn Caiharr
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Daniel Hawkins
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Susan Humphries
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Kyle McNorton
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- Sandy Pickert
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Bill Rhiley
- Webster T. Roth
- Courtney Sappington
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Joe Seiwert
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Mike Storm
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Rick Wilborn
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Greg Wilson
- Dawn Wolf
NO: 47
- Mike Amyx
- Barbara Ballard
- Abi Boatman
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Nathan Butler
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Ford Carr
- Pam Curtis
- Charlotte Esau
- Linda Featherston
- Kirk Haskins
- Henry Helgerson
- Dale Helwig
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Rick James
- Mike King
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Brooklynne Mosley
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Angelina Roeser
- Susan Ruiz
- Clarke Sanders
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Alexis Simmons
- Adam Smith
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Virgil Weigel
- Suzanne Wikle
- Sean Willcott
- Valdenia Winn
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted
- Motion to suspend rule 1502 adopted
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 74, Nay 47, Absent 4
- Reengrossed on Monday, April 13, 2026
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 17, 2026
- Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Monday, April 27, 2026
- No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 29, Nay 10, Absent 1
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Susan Estes, Rep. Kyle McNorton and Rep. Jerry Stogsdill appointed as second conferees
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas and Sen. Dinah Sykes appointed as second conferees
- Mar 27, 2026 | House
- Rep. Susan Estes, Rep. Kyle McNorton, and Rep. Jerry Stogsdill are appointed to replace Rep. Will Carpenter, Rep. Ron Bryce, and Rep. Susan Ruiz on the Conference Committee
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas, and Sen. Dinah Sykes are appointed to replace Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford, and Sen. Cindy Holscher on the Conference Committee
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford and Sen. Pat Pettey appointed as conferees
- Sen. Cindy Holscher is appointed to replace Sen. Pat Pettey on the Conference Committee
- Mar 19, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Will Carpenter, Rep. Ron Bryce and Rep. Susan Ruiz
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 39, Nay 1
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 11, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, March 5, 2026, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S event
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Tuesday, February 24, 2026
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 116, Nay 0, Absent 9
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Health and Human Services
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N event
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
Bill Texts
- As IntroducedPDF
- As IntroducedHTML
- As Amended by House CommitteePDF
- As Amended by House CommitteeHTML
- As Amended by Senate CommitteePDF
- As Amended by Senate CommitteeHTML
- Conference Committee Report - Fri, Apr 10, 2026PDF
- Conference Committee Report - Fri, Apr 10, 2026HTML
- Conference Committee Report - Fri, Apr 10, 2026PDF
- Conference Committee Report - Fri, Apr 10, 2026HTML
- EnrolledPDF
- EnrolledHTML
Documents
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Health and Human Services (Wed, Feb 18, 2026)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Health and Human Services (Wed, Feb 18, 2026)HTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Wed, Mar 11, 2026)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Wed, Mar 11, 2026)HTML
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Fri, Apr 10, 2026PDF
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Fri, Apr 10, 2026HTML
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Feb 16, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Feb 16, 2026: Testimony by Rep. Carpenter, House of Representative
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Feb 12, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Michelle Richart, US Department of War
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Keith Marshall, State Adjutant General's Office
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by William Wilk, Kansas Chamber
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Brian Conway, Board of Certification of Athletic Trainers
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Wendy Doyle, United We
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Katrinas Abraham, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Gary Stevanus, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Shawna Jordan, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Briley Bohon, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Dahnika Short, Revisor of Statutes
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 5, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Katrina Abraham, Government Affairs - Kansas, Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Briley Bohon, MS, Memorial Health System
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Brian Conway, President, Board of Certification for Athletic Trainers
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Wendy Doyle, President & CEO, United WE
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Shawna Jordan, Governmental Affairs Chair, Kansas Athletic Trainers Society
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Gary Stevanus, Athletic Trainer
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Lt. Col. Keith Marshall, Kansas Adjutant General's Department
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Michelle Richart, Midwest Regional Liaison, Defense-State Liaison Office
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Karuna Lakhiani, Policy Associate, National Center for Interstate Compacts Council of State Governments
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Jenna Moyer, Assistant Revisor, Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by William Wilk, Senior Director of Governmental Affairs, Kansas Chamber of Commerce
