KansasHB 27632025–2026 Regular SessionHouse

Requiring school districts to provide elementary students with a certain amount of daily recess, prohibiting limiting or withholding recess for disciplinary reasons, requiring a Kansas state fitness test and designating required recess time as part of the school term.

Sponsored By: Committee on Health and Human Services

Vetoed

senate committee on public health and welfarehouse committee on health and human services

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Committee on Health and Human Services

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 516 • No: 116

House vote • 4/23/2026

Yea: 116 Nay: 0

Yes: 116 • No: 0

House vote • 4/23/2026

Yea: 74 Nay: 47

Yes: 74 • No: 47

House vote • 4/23/2026

Yea: 29 Nay: 10

Yes: 29 • No: 10

House vote • 4/23/2026

Yea: 39 Nay: 1

Yes: 39 • No: 1

House vote • 4/11/2026

Conference Committee Report was adopted

Yes: 74 • No: 47

Senate vote • 4/10/2026

Conference Committee Report was adopted

Yes: 29 • No: 10

Senate vote • 3/18/2026

Final Action - Passed as amended

Yes: 39 • No: 1

House vote • 2/19/2026

Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended

Yes: 116 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted

    4/10/2026Senate
  2. Conference committee report now available

    4/10/2026Senate
  3. Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas and Sen. Dinah Sykes appointed as second conferees

    4/10/2026Senate
  4. Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted

    4/10/2026House
  5. Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Susan Estes, Rep. Kyle McNorton and Rep. Jerry Stogsdill appointed as second conferees

    4/10/2026House
  6. Conference committee report now available

    4/10/2026Senate
  7. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 29, Nay 10, Absent 1

    4/10/2026Senate
  8. Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted

    4/10/2026House
  9. Motion to suspend rule 1502 adopted

    4/10/2026House
  10. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 74, Nay 47, Absent 4

    4/10/2026House
  11. Reengrossed on Monday, April 13, 2026

    4/10/2026House
  12. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 17, 2026

    4/10/2026House
  13. Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Monday, April 27, 2026

    4/10/2026House
  14. No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained

    4/10/2026House
  15. 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

    3/27/2026House
  16. Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas, and Sen. Dinah Sykes are appointed to replace Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford, and Sen. Cindy Holscher on the Conference Committee

    3/25/2026Senate
  17. Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford and Sen. Pat Pettey appointed as conferees

    3/23/2026Senate
  18. Sen. Cindy Holscher is appointed to replace Sen. Pat Pettey on the Conference Committee

    3/23/2026Senate
  19. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Will Carpenter, Rep. Ron Bryce and Rep. Susan Ruiz

    3/19/2026House
  20. Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 39, Nay 1

    3/18/2026Senate
  21. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

    3/17/2026Senate
  22. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

    3/17/2026Senate
  23. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare

    3/11/2026Senate
  24. Hearing: Thursday, March 5, 2026, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S

    3/5/2026Senate
  25. Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare

    2/26/2026Senate

Bill Text

  • As Amended by House Committee on Health and Human Services

  • As Amended by Senate Committee

  • As Introduced

  • Enrolled

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