# Kansas SB 406: Directing the governor to approve eligible programs for workforce Pell grants and providing requirements for the state workforce development board with regard to eligibility, approval and financing of such programs.

Kansas SB 406, Directing the governor to approve eligible programs for workforce Pell grants and providing requirements for the state workforce development board with regard to eligibility, approval and financing of such programs., 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 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas SB 406
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Directing the governor to approve eligible programs for workforce Pell grants and providing requirements for the state workforce development board with regard to eligibility, approval and financing of such programs.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- 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 (80 yes, 0 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: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | Final Action - Passed | pass | 40 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 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; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (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- 2026-03-02: Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means and referred to Committee of the Whole (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means (Senate)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)
- 2026-02-09: Hearing: Monday, February 9, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 144-S (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Referred to Senate Committee on Education (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: 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_406/sb406_01_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_406/sb406_00_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_406/sb406_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_406/sb406_00_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-SB406-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).