# Kansas SB 381: Requiring instruction to provide students with an understanding of communist and socialist regimes and ideologies and that students pass an American civics examination in order to graduate with a high school diploma.

Kansas SB 381, Requiring instruction to provide students with an understanding of communist and socialist regimes and ideologies and that students pass an American civics examination in order to graduate with a high school diploma., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Education; status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Died on House Calendar) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas SB 381
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Requiring instruction to provide students with an understanding of communist and socialist regimes and ideologies and that students pass an American civics examination in order to graduate with a high school diploma.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-26
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Died on House Calendar
- Sponsor: Committee on Education
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: house committee on education, senate committee on ways and means, senate committee on education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (52 yes, 28 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 Education

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 26 Nay: 14 | pass | 26 | 14 |   |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 26 | 14 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-04-10: Died on House Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-17: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-03-16: Hearing: Monday, March 16, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 218-N (House)
- 2026-03-13: Received and Introduced (House)
- 2026-03-13: Referred to House Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-03-12: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 26, Nay 14 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Chase Blasi (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Chase Blasi was adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Renee Erickson (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Renee Erickson was adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Pat Pettey (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Pat Pettey was rejected (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Silas Miller (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Silas Miller was rejected (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means and referred to Committee of the Whole (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Education (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Hearing: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 144-S (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Referred to Senate Committee on Education (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended by House Committee on Education: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_381/sb381_02_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_381/sb381_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_381/sb381_01_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 House Committee on Education (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_381/sb381_02_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_381/sb381_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_381/sb381_01_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-SB381-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).