KansasSB 472025–2026 Regular SessionSenate

Requiring school districts to publicly list the names and email addresses of current school board members, authorizing local school board members to add new items to board meeting discussions, ask questions or engage in discussion with members of the public and access school property, authorizing members of the public to address school boards at board meetings and authorizing payment of annual dues to any not-for-profit organization that provides services to member school districts.

Sponsored By: Committee on Education

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Committee on Education

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 42 • No: 38

Senate vote • 4/23/2026

Yea: 21 Nay: 19

Yes: 21 • No: 19

Senate vote • 2/19/2025

Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended

Yes: 21 • No: 19

Actions Timeline

  1. Died in House Committee

    4/10/2026House
  2. Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to House Committee on Education

    3/21/2025House
  3. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Education

    3/14/2025House
  4. Hearing: Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 218-N

    3/11/2025House
  5. Received and Introduced

    2/25/2025House
  6. Referred to House Committee on Education

    2/25/2025House
  7. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

    2/19/2025Senate
  8. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Doug Shane

    2/19/2025Senate
  9. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Doug Shane was adopted

    2/19/2025Senate
  10. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Pat Pettey

    2/19/2025Senate
  11. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Pat Pettey was withdrawn

    2/19/2025Senate
  12. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Pat Pettey

    2/19/2025Senate
  13. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Pat Pettey was rejected

    2/19/2025Senate
  14. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended

    2/19/2025Senate
  15. Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 21, Nay 19

    2/19/2025Senate
  16. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Education

    2/18/2025Senate
  17. Hearing: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 144-S

    2/11/2025Senate
  18. Referred to Senate Committee on Education

    1/22/2025Senate
  19. Introduced

    1/21/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • As Amended by House Committee on Education

  • As Amended by Senate Committee on Education

  • As Introduced

  • {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}

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