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SB 281

Kansas Senate bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: April 10, 2026.

SB281 - House Substitute for Substitute for SB 281 by Committee on Education - Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during school hours, prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes.

Bill ID KS-2025-2026-SB-281
Session 2025-2026
Status failed
Committee Education
Senate failed 2026-04-10
Summary

House Substitute for Substitute for SB 281 by Committee on Education - Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during school hours, prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes.

Sponsor
Senate Committee on Ways and Means
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-02-27 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-10 Status failed
2026-04-10 Latest Action Died in Committee
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