# Kansas SB 379: Authorizing the state 911 board to establish a statewide program for emergency medical dispatch and telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation, medical direction and quality assurance services.

Kansas SB 379, Authorizing the state 911 board to establish a statewide program for emergency medical dispatch and telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation, medical direction and quality assurance services., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Utilities; status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Died in House Committee) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas SB 379
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Authorizing the state 911 board to establish a statewide program for emergency medical dispatch and telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation, medical direction and quality assurance services.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-26
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Died in House Committee
- Sponsor: Committee on Utilities
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: house committee on energy, house committee on federal and state affairs, senate committee on utilities
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (74 yes, 6 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 Utilities

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 37 Nay: 3 | pass | 37 | 3 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 37 | 3 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2026-04-10: Died in House Committee (House)
- 2026-03-03: Hearing continuation: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 9:00 AM — Room 582-N (House)
- 2026-02-26: Hearing: Thursday, February 26, 2026, 9:00 AM — Room 582-N (House)
- 2026-02-25: Withdrawn from House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications; Referred to House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications (House)
- 2026-02-24: Received and Introduced (House)
- 2026-02-24: Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (House)
- 2026-02-18: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 37, Nay 3 (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Marci Francisco (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Marci Francisco was adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Joseph Claeys (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Joseph Claeys was adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Utilities (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Hearing: Thursday, January 29, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 548-S (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Referred to Senate Committee on Utilities (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended by Senate Committee on Utilities: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_379/sb379_01_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_379/sb379_00_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_379/sb379_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 Utilities (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_379/sb379_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_379/sb379_00_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_379/sb379_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-SB379-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).