# Kansas SB 44: Declaring antisemitism and antisemitic acts to be against public policy and establishing a statutory definition of such terms. Kansas SB 44, Declaring antisemitism and antisemitic acts to be against public policy and establishing a statutory definition of such terms., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Education; status signed, last action 2025-04-10 (Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 4, 2025) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB44-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas SB 44 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Declaring antisemitism and antisemitic acts to be against public policy and establishing a statutory definition of such terms. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-21 - Last action: 2025-04-10, Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 4, 2025 - Sponsor: Committee on Education - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: house committee on education, senate committee on education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (510 yes, 132 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: 39 Nay: 1 | pass | 39 | 1 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 102 Nay: 21 | pass | 102 | 21 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 77 Nay: 41 | pass | 77 | 41 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 37 Nay: 3 | pass | 37 | 3 | | | 2025-03-26 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 39 | 1 | | | 2025-03-26 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 102 | 21 | | | 2025-03-20 | House | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 77 | 41 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 37 | 3 | | ## Actions (25) - 2025-04-10: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 4, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Conference committee report now available (House) - 2025-03-26: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 102, Nay 21, Absent 2 (House) - 2025-03-26: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 39, Nay 1 (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas and Sen. Dinah Sykes (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Estes, Rep. Kyle McNorton and Rep. Jerry Stogsdill appointed as conferees (House) - 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Rebecca Schmoe (House) - 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Rebecca Schmoe was adopted (House) - 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House) - 2025-03-20: Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted (House) - 2025-03-20: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 77, Nay 41, Absent 7 (House) - 2025-03-12: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Education (House) - 2025-03-05: Hearing: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 218-N (House) - 2025-03-04: Hearing: Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 218-N — CANCELED (House) - 2025-02-20: Received and Introduced (House) - 2025-02-20: Referred to House Committee on Education (House) - 2025-02-19: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 37, Nay 3 (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Pat Pettey (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Pat Pettey was adopted (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Education (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Hearing: Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 144-S (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Referred to Senate Committee on Education (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_44/sb44_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_44/sb44_enrolled.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/sb_44/sb44_02_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_44/sb44_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 Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_44/sb44_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_44/sb44_enrolled.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/sb_44/sb44_02_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_44/sb44_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) - [Kansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas/bills) - [Kansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB44-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).