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.

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Roll Call Votes

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; Senator Erickson, Senator Thomas and Senator 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; Representative Estes, Representative McNorton and Representative 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

   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

    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. Representative Estes, Representative McNorton, and Representative Stogsdill are appointed to replace Representative Carpenter, W., Representative Bryce, and Representative Ruiz, S. on the Conference Committee

    3/27/2026House

14. Senator Erickson, Senator Thomas, and Senator Sykes are appointed to replace Senator Gossage, Senator Clifford, and Senator Holscher on the Conference Committee

    3/25/2026Senate

15. Motion to accede adopted; Senator Gossage, Senator Clifford and Senator Pettey appointed as conferees

    3/23/2026Senate

16. Senator Holscher is appointed to replace Senator Pettey on the Conference Committee

    3/23/2026Senate

17. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Carpenter, W. , Representative Bryce and Representative Ruiz, S. as conferees

    3/19/2026House

18. Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 39 Nay: 1

    3/18/2026Senate

19. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

    3/17/2026Senate

20. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

    3/17/2026Senate

21. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Public Health and Welfare

    3/11/2026Senate

22. Hearing: Thursday, March 5, 2026, 8:30 AM Room 142-S

    3/5/2026Senate

23. Referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare

    2/26/2026Senate

24. Engrossed on Tuesday, February 24, 2026

    2/25/2026House

25. Received and Introduced

    2/25/2026Senate

Bill Text

• As Amended by House Committee

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• As Amended by Senate Committee

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• As introduced

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• Enrolled

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