# Kansas HB 2421: Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during school hours, prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes and requiring school districts to report on the amount of screen time that certain students experience during a typical school day.

Kansas HB 2421, Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during school hours, prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes and requiring school districts to report on the amount of screen time that certain students experience during a typical school day., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Angela Martinez (Democratic), Jason W. Goetz (Republican), Kristey Williams (Republican) and 6 others; status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Died in Committee) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2421
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during school hours, prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes and requiring school districts to report on the amount of screen time that certain students experience during a typical school day.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Died in Committee
- Sponsors: Angela Martinez (Democratic), Jason W. Goetz (Republican), Kristey Williams (Republican), Megan Steele (Republican), Melissa Oropeza (Democratic), Nathan Butler (Republican), Rui Xu (Democratic), Shawn Chauncey (Republican), Sherri Brantley (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: house committee on education
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Angela Martinez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jason W. Goetz (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Kristey Williams (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Megan Steele (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Melissa Oropeza (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Nathan Butler (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rui Xu (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Shawn Chauncey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Sherri Brantley (Republican), House

## Actions (6)

- 2026-04-10: Died in Committee (House)
- 2026-02-06: Hearing: Friday, February 6, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 218-N (House)
- 2026-01-22: Hearing: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 218-N — CANCELED (House)
- 2026-01-12: Prefiled for Introduction on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 (House)
- 2026-01-12: Introduced (House)
- 2026-01-12: Referred to House Committee on Education (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2421/hb2421_00_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 Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2421/hb2421_00_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-HB2421-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).