Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 419 — Enacting the Kansas intellectual rights and knowledge act, providing a civil cause of action and penalties for violations of such act and authorizing students and student associations to exercise political and ideological beliefs, values and missions.

Last action — Died in House Committee

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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 28, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

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

Action History

  1. Died in House Committee

  2. Received and Introduced

  3. Referred to House Committee on Education

  4. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Dinah Sykes

  5. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Dinah Sykes was rejected

  6. Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  7. Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 29, Nay 11

  8. Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means and referred to Committee of the Whole

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 Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

  10. Committee Report recommending bill be passed 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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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

civil-rights education
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Who sponsors SB 419?
SB 419 is sponsored by Committee on Education.
What is the current status of SB 419?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 28, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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