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.

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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

QuestionChamberResultYeaNayOtherDateSource
House Final Action - Substitute passed as amended - Yea: 75 Nay: 48 lower pass 74 47 2 Feb 17, 2026 LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
Senate Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0 upper pass 37 0 0 Mar 20, 2025 LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS