Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 76 — Requiring employees of school districts and postsecondary educational institutions to use the name and pronouns consistent with a student's biological sex and birth certificate and authorizing a cause of action for violations therefor.

Last action — Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 27, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

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As Amended by Senate Committee Session of 2025 SENATE BILLNo.
(Corrected) AsAmended by House Committee As Amended by Senate Committee Session of 2025 SENATE BILLNo.
authorizing a cause of action for violations therefor.
authorizing a cause of action providing for the submission of civil complaints for violations therefor.
7 WHEREAS, Employees of school districts and postsecondary educational institutions do not shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at work;
8 WHEREAS, Employees of school districts and postsecondary educational institutions do not shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at work;
(c) No employee of a school district or postsecondary educational institution shall be subject to an adverse employment action for declining to address an individual using a name other than the name listed on the individual's birth certificate or a pronoun or title that is inconsistent with SB 76—Am.
SB 76—Am.
by SC 2 the individual's biological sex.
by HC 2 (c) No employee of a school district or postsecondary educational institution shall be subject to an adverse employment action for declining to address an individual using a name other than the name listed on the individual's birth certificate or a pronoun or title that is inconsistent with the individual's biological sex.
(e) A person who is harmed by a violation of this section may bring a cause of action for injunctive relief, monetary damages, reasonable attorney fees and any other appropriate relief.
(e) A person who is harmed by a violation of this section may bring a cause of action for injunctive relief, monetary damages, reasonable attorney fees and any other appropriate reliefAny parent of a student enrolled in a school district who is aggrieved by a violation of this section may file a complaint alleging such violation with the board of education of such school district.
Such complaint shall be submitted in writing and provide details of such violation.
The board of education shall appoint a committee to investigate any such complaints.
The committee shall meet with the complainant to discuss the complaint.
Within 30 days after receiving a complaint, the committee shall submit a written recommended response and proposed steps to remedy the complaint to the board of education.
The board of education shall take action on any such recommendations at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the board.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to preclude any individual from pursuing any other remedies for a violation of this section available at law.
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Action History

  1. Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507

  2. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Education

  3. Received and Introduced

  4. Referred to House Committee on Education

  5. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  6. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt

  7. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Patrick Schmidt was rejected

  8. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  9. Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 26, Nay 14

  10. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Education

  11. Referred to Senate Committee on Education

  12. Introduced

Sponsors

  • Committee on Education · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Education

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (164)

164 members have not signed on to this bill.

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civil-rights education
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SB 76 is sponsored by Committee on Education.
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This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 27, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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