Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House 3 R cosponsors

HB 2489 — Requiring school districts to provide fentanyl abuse education programs and maintain supplies of naloxone in each school.

Last action — Died in Senate Committee

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

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 21, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 32% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    3 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

106 added · 104 removed

106 line(s) added, 104 removed.

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Session of 2026 HOUSE BILLNo.
AsAmended by House Committee Session of 2026 HOUSE BILLNo.
A school district may work in cooperation with public or private third-party organizations or law enforcement agencies to deliver such programs.
A school district may work in cooperation with public or private third-party organizations, local health departments or law enforcement agencies to deliver such programs.
Aschool nurse or designated school personnel may administer such naloxone in an emergency situation to any individual who displays the signs and symptoms of opioid overdose at school, on school property or at a school-sponsored event if such school nurse or designated school personnel reasonably believes that an individual is exhibiting the signs and symptoms of an overdose.
A school nurse or designated school personnel may administer such naloxone in an emergency situation to any individual who displays the signs and symptoms of opioid overdose at school, on school property or at a school-sponsored event if such school nurse or designated school personnel reasonably believes that an individual is exhibiting the signs and symptoms of an overdose.
(1) Storage of naloxone that require that such medication is stored:
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HB 2489 2 (A) In a safe location that is readily accessible to the school nurse or designated school personnel;
by HC 2 (1) Storage of naloxone that require that such medication is stored:
(A) In a safe location that is readily accessible to the school nurse or designated school personnel;
75-778, and amendments thereto, to qualified applicants for projects and activities that prevent, reduce, treat or mitigate the effects of substance abuse and addiction;
75-778, and amendments thereto, to qualified applicants for projects and activities that prevent, reduce, treat or mitigate HB 2489—Am.
and (2) for grants approved HB 2489 3 by the attorney general to school districts for the purchase of stock supplies of naloxone as described in section 2, and amendments thereto.
by HC 3 the effects of substance abuse and addiction;
and (2) for grants approved by the attorney general to school districts for the purchase of stock supplies of naloxone as described in section 2, and amendments thereto.
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HB 2489—Am.
5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its HB 2489 4 publication in the statute book.
by HC 4 Sec.
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3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.
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Action History

  1. Died in Senate Committee

  2. Referred to Senate Committee on Education

  3. Engrossed on Thursday, February 19, 2026

  4. Received and Introduced

  5. Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 123, Nay 1, Absent 1

  6. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  7. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

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

  9. Introduced

  10. Referred to House Committee on Education

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (162)

162 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety education health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2489?
HB 2489 is sponsored by Kyler Sweely (Republican), Nick Hoheisel (Republican), and Pat Proctor (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2489?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 21, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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