# Kansas SB 263: House Substitute for SB 263 by Committee on Education - Establishing standards and requirements for active shooter drills conducted by public and accredited nonpublic elementary and secondary schools and regulating active shooter simulations.

Kansas SB 263, House Substitute for SB 263 by Committee on Education - Establishing standards and requirements for active shooter drills conducted by public and accredited nonpublic elementary and secondary schools and regulating active shooter simulations., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Federal and State Affairs; status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Died on House Calendar) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas SB 263
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: House Substitute for SB 263 by Committee on Education - Establishing standards and requirements for active shooter drills conducted by public and accredited nonpublic elementary and secondary schools and regulating active shooter simulations.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Died on House Calendar
- Sponsor: Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: house committee on education, senate committee on ways and means, senate committee on education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (76 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 Federal and State Affairs
- Cosponsor: Committee on Education

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 38 Nay: 1 | pass | 38 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 38 | 1 | 1 |

## Actions (26)

- 2026-04-10: Died on House Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-18: Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-03-13: Hearing: Friday, March 13, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 218-N (House)
- 2026-03-11: Received and Introduced (House)
- 2026-03-11: Referred to House Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-03-10: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Dinah Sykes (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Dinah Sykes was adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Brenda Dietrich (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Brenda Dietrich was adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Joseph Claeys (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Joseph Claeys was adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Joseph Claeys (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Joseph Claeys was rejected (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Joseph Claeys (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Joseph Claeys was rejected (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Joseph Claeys (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Joseph Claeys was adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 38, Nay 1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means and referred to Committee of the Whole (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Education (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Hearing: Thursday, February 27, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 144-S (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Referred to Senate Committee on Education (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended by Senate Committee on Education: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_263/sb263_01_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_263/sb263_00_0000.pdf)
- H Sub for: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_263/sb263_03_0000.pdf)
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_263/sb263_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 Amended by Senate Committee on Education (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_263/sb263_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_263/sb263_00_0000.pdf)
- [H Sub for (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_263/sb263_03_0000.pdf)
- [{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_263/sb263_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-SB263-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).