# Kansas SB 87: Expanding student eligibility under the tax credit for low income students scholarship program, increasing the amount of the tax credit for contributions made pursuant to such program and providing for aggregate tax credit limit increases under certain conditions.

Kansas SB 87, Expanding student eligibility under the tax credit for low income students scholarship program, increasing the amount of the tax credit for contributions made pursuant to such program and providing for aggregate tax credit limit increases under certain conditions., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Education; status failed, last action 2025-03-21 (Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas SB 87
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Expanding student eligibility under the tax credit for low income students scholarship program, increasing the amount of the tax credit for contributions made pursuant to such program and providing for aggregate tax credit limit increases under certain conditions.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Last action: 2025-03-21, Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507
- Sponsor: Committee on Education
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: house committee on education, senate committee on education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (93 yes, 187 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: 9 Nay: 31 | fail | 9 | 31 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 24 Nay: 16 | pass | 24 | 16 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 9 Nay: 31 | fail | 9 | 31 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 9 Nay: 31 | fail | 9 | 31 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 24 | 16 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Dinah Sykes was rejected | fail | 9 | 31 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Dinah Sykes was rejected | fail | 9 | 31 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2025-03-21: Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507 (House)
- 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar (House)
- 2025-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar (House)
- 2025-03-13: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-03-11: Hearing: Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 218-N (House)
- 2025-03-10: Hearing: Monday, March 10, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 218-N (House)
- 2025-02-25: Received and Introduced (House)
- 2025-02-25: Referred to House Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-02-19: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 24, Nay 16 (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Caryn Tyson (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Caryn Tyson was adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Dinah Sykes (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Dinah Sykes was rejected; Yea 9, Nay 31 (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 rejected (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Dinah Sykes (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Dinah Sykes was rejected; Yea 9, Nay 31 (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Dinah Sykes (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Dinah Sykes was rejected (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Motion to strike the enacting clause. Motion failed. (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Education (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Hearing: Thursday, February 6, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 144-S (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Referred to Senate Committee on Education (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: 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_87/sb87_03_0000.pdf)
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Education: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_87/sb87_01_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_87/sb87_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_87/sb87_02_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_87/sb87_03_0000.pdf)
- [As Amended by Senate Committee on Education (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_87/sb87_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_87/sb87_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_87/sb87_02_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-SB87-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).