# Kansas HB 2299: Senate Substitute for Substitute for HB2299 by Committee on Education - Providing that certain statutory references to accredited nonpublic schools mean nonpublic schools accredited by the state board of education, requiring that schools accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency shall have the same rights as schools accredited by the state board, requiring school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during the school day and prohibiting employees of a school district from using social media to communicate with students for official school purposes.

Kansas HB 2299, Senate Substitute for Substitute for HB2299 by Committee on Education - Providing that certain statutory references to accredited nonpublic schools mean nonpublic schools accredited by the state board of education, requiring that schools accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency shall have the same rights as schools accredited by the state board, requiring school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during the school day and prohibiting employees of a school district from using social media to communicate with students for official school purposes., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Education; status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Approved by Governor on Thursday, March 19, 2026) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2299
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Senate Substitute for Substitute for HB2299 by Committee on Education - Providing that certain statutory references to accredited nonpublic schools mean nonpublic schools accredited by the state board of education, requiring that schools accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency shall have the same rights as schools accredited by the state board, requiring school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during the school day and prohibiting employees of a school district from using social media to communicate with students for official school purposes.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2026-03-19, Approved by Governor on Thursday, March 19, 2026
- Sponsor: Committee on Education
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on education, house committee on education, house committee on federal and state affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (636 yes, 174 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Committee on Education

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 86 Nay: 36 | pass | 86 | 36 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 32 Nay: 4 | pass | 32 | 4 | 2 |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 84 Nay: 39 | pass | 84 | 39 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 116 Nay: 8 | pass | 116 | 8 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Concurred with amendments | pass | 84 | 39 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended | pass | 32 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed | pass | 116 | 8 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Committee of the Whole - Ruling of the chair was sustained | pass | 86 | 36 |   |

## Actions (30)

- 2026-03-19: Approved by Governor on Thursday, March 19, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-13: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 13, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Engrossed on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Concurred with amendments; Yea 84, Nay 39, Absent 1 (House)
- 2026-03-05: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. William Clifford (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. William Clifford was adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Cindy Holscher (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Cindy Holscher was rejected (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea 32, Nay 4, Absent 2 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Education (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Referred to Senate Committee on Education (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed (House)
- 2025-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Valdenia Winn (House)
- 2025-03-19: Rep. Susan Estes raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane (House)
- 2025-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Ruling of the chair was sustained; Yea 86, Nay 36, Absent 3 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed (House)
- 2025-03-19: Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted (House)
- 2025-03-19: Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 116, Nay 8, Absent 1 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-02-27: Withdrawn from House Committee on Education; Rereferred to House Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-02-25: Withdrawn from House Committee on Federal and State Affairs; Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (House)
- 2025-02-20: Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar (House)
- 2025-02-20: Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to House Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-02-18: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-02-11: Hearing: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 218-N (House)
- 2025-02-05: Introduced (House)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to House Committee on Education (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended by House Committee on Education: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2299/hb2299_01_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2299/hb2299_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2299/hb2299_enrolled.pdf)
- S Sub for Sub: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2299/hb2299_03_0000.pdf)
- Sub: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2299/hb2299_02_0000.pdf)
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2299/hb2299_04_0000.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed)
- SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed)
- SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed)
- HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed)
- HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law)
- HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferability of credentials earned through ACT workkeys career readiness assessments to… (failed)

## Sources
- [As Amended by House Committee on Education (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2299/hb2299_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2299/hb2299_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2299/hb2299_enrolled.pdf)
- [S Sub for Sub (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2299/hb2299_03_0000.pdf)
- [Sub (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2299/hb2299_02_0000.pdf)
- [{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2299/hb2299_04_0000.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026)
- [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026)
- [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026)
- [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026)
- [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026)
- [HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2299-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).