# Kansas HB 2798: Substitute for HB 2798 by Committee on Higher Education Budget - Granting authority to state educational institutions regarding transactions involving contracts, easements and the procurement of goods and services, exempting the state educational institutions from statutes governing such transactions and authorizing legislators to request copies of certain documents.

Kansas HB 2798, Substitute for HB 2798 by Committee on Higher Education Budget - Granting authority to state educational institutions regarding transactions involving contracts, easements and the procurement of goods and services, exempting the state educational institutions from statutes governing such transactions and authorizing legislators to request copies of certain documents., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Appropriations; status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Died in Senate Committee) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2798
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Substitute for HB 2798 by Committee on Higher Education Budget - Granting authority to state educational institutions regarding transactions involving contracts, easements and the procurement of goods and services, exempting the state educational institutions from statutes governing such transactions and authorizing legislators to request copies of certain documents.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-11
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Died in Senate Committee
- Sponsor: Committee on Appropriations
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: senate committee on education, house committee on higher education budget
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (222 yes, 24 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 Appropriations
- Cosponsor: Committee on Higher Education Budget

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 111 Nay: 12 | pass | 111 | 12 |   |
| 2026-03-17 | House | Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended | pass | 111 | 12 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-04-10: Died in Senate Committee (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Referred to Senate Committee on Education (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Engrossed on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Kristey Williams (House)
- 2026-03-17: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Kristey Williams was adopted (House)
- 2026-03-17: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Susan Estes (House)
- 2026-03-17: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Susan Estes was adopted (House)
- 2026-03-17: Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea 111, Nay 12, Absent 2 (House)
- 2026-03-16: Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Higher Education Budget (House)
- 2026-03-12: Hearing: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 281-N (House)
- 2026-03-11: Introduced (House)
- 2026-03-11: Referred to House Committee on Higher Education Budget (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2798/hb2798_00_0000.pdf)
- Sub: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2798/hb2798_01_0000.pdf)
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2798/hb2798_02_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_2798/hb2798_00_0000.pdf)
- [Sub (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2798/hb2798_01_0000.pdf)
- [{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2798/hb2798_02_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-HB2798-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).