# Kansas HB 2333: Enacting the Kansas intellectual rights and knowledge act, providing a civil cause of action and penalties for violations of such act and authorizing students and student associations to exercise political and ideological beliefs, values and missions. Kansas HB 2333, Enacting the Kansas intellectual rights and knowledge act, providing a civil cause of action and penalties for violations of such act and authorizing students and student associations to exercise political and ideological beliefs, values and missions., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Insurance; status became law, last action 2026-04-09 (Engrossed on Sunday, March 29, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2333-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2333 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Enacting the Kansas intellectual rights and knowledge act, providing a civil cause of action and penalties for violations of such act and authorizing students and student associations to exercise political and ideological beliefs, values and missions. - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-07 - Last action: 2026-04-09, Engrossed on Sunday, March 29, 2026 - Sponsor: Committee on Insurance - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on financial institutions and insurance, house committee on insurance - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 12 (768 yes, 212 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Money damages for campus speech violations: benefit, medium. People whose expressive rights are violated, or the Kansas attorney general, can sue colleges and their agents acting officially. Courts can stop violations and award damages, reasonable court costs, and attorney fees; institutions have no immunity under this act. Required damages are at least $500… - Stronger free speech protections on campus: benefit, medium. Kansas colleges must treat generally accessible outdoor areas as public forums and cannot confine lawful expression to special speech zones. Time, place, and manner rules must be published, content- and viewpoint-neutral, narrowly serve a significant campus interest, and leave ample alternatives. T… - Student groups gain campus benefit protections: benefit, medium. Kansas colleges cannot deny religious, political, or ideological student groups benefits because of belief-based membership or leadership rules. This covers sincerely held beliefs, values, missions, and related conduct standards. Eligible groups consist of admitted students, hold or seek official r… - Colleges must explain campus speech practices: benefit, low. Kansas colleges must publish speech policies online, in handbooks, and in orientation programs, and prepare responsible staff to follow them. Annual reports to the governor and legislature are due by the first day of each regular legislative session. Reports must cover compliance, barriers, disrupt… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Insurance ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 85 Nay: 38 | pass | 85 | 38 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 85 Nay: 39 | pass | 85 | 39 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 117 Nay: 6 | pass | 117 | 6 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 28 Nay: 12 | pass | 28 | 12 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 29 Nay: 11 | pass | 29 | 11 | | | 2026-04-09 | Senate | Motion to override veto prevailed | pass | 29 | 11 | | | 2026-04-09 | House | Motion to override veto prevailed | pass | 85 | 38 | | | 2026-03-27 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 85 | 39 | | | 2026-03-27 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 28 | 12 | | | 2025-03-18 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 117 | 6 | | ## Actions (29) - 2026-04-09: Engrossed on Sunday, March 29, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 85, Nay 38, Absent 2 (House) - 2026-04-09: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 29, Nay 11 (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 28, Nay 12 (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Conference committee report now available (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 85, Nay 39, Absent 1 (House) - 2026-03-26: Conference committee report now available (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas and Sen. Dinah Sykes appointed as second conferees (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Susan Estes, Rep. Kyle McNorton and Rep. Jerry Stogsdill appointed as second conferees (House) - 2026-03-25: Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas, and Sen. Dinah Sykes are appointed to replace Sen. Brenda Dietrich, Sen. Michael Fagg, and Sen. Marci Francisco on the Conference Committee (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Rep. Susan Estes, Rep. Kyle McNorton, and Rep. Jerry Stogsdill are appointed to replace Rep. Bill Sutton, Rep. Brian Bergkamp, and Rep. Cindy Neighbor on the Conference Committee (House) - 2025-03-20: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Bill Sutton, Rep. Brian Bergkamp and Rep. Cindy Neighbor (House) - 2025-03-20: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Brenda Dietrich, Sen. Michael Fagg and Sen. Marci Francisco appointed as conferees (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Hearing: Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 9:30 AM — Room 546-S (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Final Action - Passed; Yea 117, Nay 6, Absent 2 (House) - 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (House) - 2025-02-18: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Insurance (House) - 2025-02-14: Hearing: Friday, February 14, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 218-N (House) - 2025-02-12: Hearing: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 218-N — CANCELED (House) - 2025-02-07: Introduced (House) - 2025-02-07: Referred to House Committee on Insurance (House) ## Bill text - As Amended by Senate Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2333_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2333/hb2333_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2333/hb2333_enrolled.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 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts received as compensation for members of the armed forces. (failed) ## Sources - [As Amended by Senate Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2333_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2333/hb2333_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2333/hb2333_enrolled.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 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts rece…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2036-2025-2026) - [Kansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas/bills) - [Kansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2333-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).