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Kansas 2025-2026

HB 2412

Requiring instruction to provide students with an understanding of communist, fascist and socialist regimes and ideologies and that students pass an American civics examination in order to graduate with a high school diploma.

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-11 11:11:02 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Kansas
Session
2025-2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Crimes, Punishment and Criminal Procedure, SB 381, Schools
Introduced / first action
2026-01-12 00:00:00

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Engrossed on Friday, April 10, 2026

  2. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, April 13, 2026

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  3. Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Thursday, April 23, 2026

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  4. No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained

  5. Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted

  6. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 80, Nay 43, Absent 2

  7. Conference committee report now available

  8. Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas and Sen. Dinah Sykes appointed as second conferees

  9. Conference committee report now available

  10. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 23, Nay 14, Absent 3

  11. Rep. Susan Estes, Rep. Kyle McNorton, and Rep. Jerry Stogsdill are appointed to replace Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams, and Rep. Dan Osman on the Conference Committee

  12. Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas, and Sen. Dinah Sykes are appointed to replace Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus, and Sen. Ethan Corson on the Conference Committee

  13. Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees

  14. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman

  15. Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0

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  16. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

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  17. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

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  18. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary

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  19. Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary

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  20. Final Action - Passed; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1

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  21. Received and Introduced

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  22. Committee of the Whole - Be passed

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  23. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary

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  24. Prefiled for Introduction on Wednesday, December 10, 2025

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  25. Introduced

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  26. Referred to House Committee on Judiciary

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