Kansas b2025_26 Biennium Status: Introduced

SB421 — Enacting the safeguarding personal expression at K-12 schools act to authorize students and student clubs or organizations to engage in certain speech or expression at school and providing a civil cause of action for violations of the act.

Last action — Died on Calendar

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 29, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

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Odds of enactment

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Summary

AN ACT concerning education; enacting the safeguarding personal expression at K-12 schools act; authorizing students to engage in protected speech or expression; providing limitations for such speech or expression; providing a civil cause of action for violations of the act.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Died on Calendar

  2. Withdrawn from and referred to Committee of the Whole

  3. Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

  4. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by

  5. Hearing: Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 144-S

  6. Referred to Senate Committee on Education

  7. Introduced

Sponsors

  • Senate Committee on Education · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Senate Committee on Education

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (164)

164 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB421 do?
AN ACT concerning education; enacting the safeguarding personal expression at K-12 schools act; authorizing students to engage in protected speech or expression; providing limitations for such speech or expression; providing a civil cause of action for violations of the act.
Who sponsors SB421?
SB421 is sponsored by Senate Committee on Education.
What is the current status of SB421?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 29, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track SB421?
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