# Kansas HB 2534: Requiring school districts to provide fentanyl abuse education programs and maintain a supply of naloxone in all schools, requiring the department of education to establish guidelines for active shooter drills conducted by public and accredited nonpublic elementary and secondary schools, regulating active shooter simulations in such schools and modifying the requirements for student cohorts and achievement goals in school district at-risk student accountability plans.

Kansas HB 2534, Requiring school districts to provide fentanyl abuse education programs and maintain a supply of naloxone in all schools, requiring the department of education to establish guidelines for active shooter drills conducted by public and accredited nonpublic elementary and secondary schools, regulating active shooter simulations in such schools and modifying the requirements for student cohorts and achievement goals in school district at-risk student accountability plans., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Health and Human Services; status signed, last action 2026-04-09 (Reengrossed on Tuesday, March 31, 2026) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2534
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Requiring school districts to provide fentanyl abuse education programs and maintain a supply of naloxone in all schools, requiring the department of education to establish guidelines for active shooter drills conducted by public and accredited nonpublic elementary and secondary schools, regulating active shooter simulations in such schools and modifying the requirements for student cohorts and achievement goals in school district at-risk student accountability plans.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-04-09, Reengrossed on Tuesday, March 31, 2026
- Sponsor: Committee on Health and Human Services
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on public health and welfare, house committee on health and human services
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (644 yes, 2 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 Health and Human Services

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 39 Nay: 0 | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 39 Nay: 1 | pass | 39 | 1 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 121 Nay: 0 | pass | 121 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 123 Nay: 0 | pass | 123 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-27 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 123 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 39 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 121 | 0 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2026-04-09: Reengrossed on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-27: Conference committee report now available (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1 (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 123, Nay 0, Absent 2 (House)
- 2026-03-24: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas and Sen. Dinah Sykes appointed as conferees (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: 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 (House)
- 2026-03-23: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Will Carpenter, Rep. Ron Bryce and Rep. Susan Ruiz (House)
- 2026-03-19: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 39, Nay 1 (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Hearing: Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Engrossed on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 121, Nay 0, Absent 4 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House)
- 2026-02-10: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House)
- 2026-02-06: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2026-02-04: Hearing: Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N (House)
- 2026-01-23: Introduced (House)
- 2026-01-23: Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended by House Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2534/hb2534_01_0000.pdf)
- As Amended by Senate Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2534_02_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2534/hb2534_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2534/hb2534_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 House Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2534/hb2534_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Amended by Senate Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2534_02_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2534/hb2534_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2534/hb2534_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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2534-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).