# Kansas SB 515: Authorizing nonpublic schools to permit nonaccredited private elementary or secondary school students to participate in certain activities for such nonpublic schools.

Kansas SB 515, Authorizing nonpublic schools to permit nonaccredited private elementary or secondary school students to participate in certain activities for such nonpublic schools., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Ways and Means; status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Died in House Committee) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas SB 515
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Authorizing nonpublic schools to permit nonaccredited private elementary or secondary school students to participate in certain activities for such nonpublic schools.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-18
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Died in House Committee
- Sponsor: Committee on Ways and Means
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: house committee on education, senate committee on education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (46 yes, 32 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 Ways and Means

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 23 Nay: 16 | pass | 23 | 16 |   |
| 2026-03-13 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 23 | 16 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-04-10: Died in House Committee (House)
- 2026-03-13: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 23, Nay 16, Absent 1 (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Received and Introduced (House)
- 2026-03-13: Referred to House Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-03-12: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Chase Blasi (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Chase Blasi was adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Education (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Hearing: Monday, March 9, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 144-S (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Referred to Senate Committee on Education (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_515/sb515_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_515/sb515_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_515/sb515_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_515/sb515_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-SB515-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).