Kansas b2025_26 Biennium Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 5 R · 3 D cosponsors

HB2421 — 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 and requiring school districts to report on the amount of screen time that certain students experience during a typical school day.

Last action — Died in Committee

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

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 07, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

AN ACT concerning education; relating to school districts and accredited nonpublic schools; prohibiting students from using personal electronic communication devices during school hours; prohibiting school employees from communicating with students via social media platforms for official school purposes and providing certain exceptions; requiring the adoption of policies and procedures relating thereto; requiring each board of education of a school district and governing authority of an accredited nonpublic elementary or secondary school to report on the average amount of screen time that students in kindergarten and grades one through four experience during a typical school day.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Died in Committee

  2. Hearing: Friday, February 6, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 218-N

  3. Hearing: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 218-N — CANCELED

  4. Referred to House Committee on Education

  5. Introduced

  6. Prefiled for Introduction on Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 156 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (156)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB2421 do?
AN ACT concerning education; relating to school districts and accredited nonpublic schools; prohibiting students from using personal electronic communication devices during school hours; prohibiting school employees from communicating with students via social media platforms for official school purposes and providing certain exceptions; requiring the adoption of policies and procedures relating thereto; requiring each board of education of a school district and governing authority of an accredited nonpublic elementary or secondary school to report on the average amount of screen time that students in kindergarten and grades one through four experience during a typical school day.
Who sponsors HB2421?
HB2421 is sponsored by Representative Williams, Melissa Oropeza (Democrat), Angela Martinez (Democrat), Jason W. Goetz (Republican), Shawn Chauncey (Republican), Nathan Butler (Republican), Sherri Brantley (Republican), Megan Steele (Republican), and Rui Xu (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB2421?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 07, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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