Kansas · 2025-2026
SB 281
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 record: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/296dc6bf-e303-4edb-9d23-4515115e5b91 CC0-1.0
Summary AI-generated
Kansas SB 281 proposes requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during school hours. Additionally, the bill would prohibit any school district employee from using social media to directly communicate with students for official school purposes.
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Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Final Action - Substitute passed as amended - Yea: 75 Nay: 48 | lower | — | 1634874 | pass | 74 | 47 | 2 | Feb 17, 2026 | LegiScan API legiscan-1634874 LegiScan-ToS |
| Senate Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | upper | — | 1523346 | pass | 37 | 0 | 0 | Mar 20, 2025 | LegiScan API legiscan-1523346 LegiScan-ToS |