# Kansas HB 2412: Requiring instruction to provide students with an understanding of communist, fascist and socialist regimes and ideologies and that students pass an American civics examination in order to graduate with a high school diploma. Kansas HB 2412, Requiring instruction to provide students with an understanding of communist, fascist and socialist regimes and ideologies and that students pass an American civics examination in order to graduate with a high school diploma., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kenneth Collins (Republican); status vetoed, last action 2026-04-10 (Engrossed on Friday, April 10, 2026) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2412-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2412 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Requiring instruction to provide students with an understanding of communist, fascist and socialist regimes and ideologies and that students pass an American civics examination in order to graduate with a high school diploma. - Status: vetoed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-12 - Last action: 2026-04-10, Engrossed on Friday, April 10, 2026 - Sponsor: Kenneth Collins (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on judiciary, house committee on judiciary - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (534 yes, 114 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: Kenneth Collins (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 124 Nay: 0 | pass | 124 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 80 Nay: 43 | pass | 80 | 43 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 23 Nay: 14 | pass | 23 | 14 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-04-09 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 80 | 43 | | | 2026-03-27 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 23 | 14 | | | 2026-03-18 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 124 | 0 | | ## Actions (28) - 2026-04-10: Engrossed on Friday, April 10, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-10: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, April 13, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-10: Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Thursday, April 23, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-10: No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained (House) - 2026-04-09: Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted (House) - 2026-04-09: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 80, Nay 43, Absent 2 (House) - 2026-03-27: Conference committee report now available (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas and Sen. Dinah Sykes appointed as second conferees (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Conference committee report now available (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 23, Nay 14, Absent 3 (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Rep. Susan Estes, Rep. Kyle McNorton, and Rep. Jerry Stogsdill are appointed to replace Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams, and Rep. Dan Osman on the Conference Committee (House) - 2026-03-25: Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas, and Sen. Dinah Sykes are appointed to replace Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus, and Sen. Ethan Corson on the Conference Committee (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman (House) - 2026-03-18: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Hearing: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Final Action - Passed; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1 (House) - 2026-02-18: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (House) - 2026-02-02: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2026-01-22: Hearing: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N (House) - 2026-01-12: Prefiled for Introduction on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 (House) - 2026-01-12: Introduced (House) - 2026-01-12: Referred to House Committee on Judiciary (House) ## Bill text - As Amended by Senate Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2412_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2412/hb2412_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2412/hb2412_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 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 Senate Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2412_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2412/hb2412_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2412/hb2412_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 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026) - [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-HB2412-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-16).