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Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2798: Substitute for HB 2798 by Committee on Higher Education Budget - Granting authority to state educational institutions regarding transactions involving contracts, easements and the procurement of goods and services, exempting the state educational institutions from statutes governing such transactions and authorizing legislators to request copies of certain documents.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2798 is a bill introduced in the Kansas House on March 11, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Substitute for HB 2798 by Committee on Higher Education Budget - Granting authority to state educational institutions regarding transactions involving contracts, easements and the procurement of goods and services, exempting the state educational institutions from statutes governing such transactions and authorizing legislators to request copies of certain documents. Primary sponsor: Committee on Appropriations. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 10, 2026): Died in Senate Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Committee on AppropriationsPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Committee on Higher Education BudgetCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Senate Committee
  2. Referred to Senate Committee on Education
  3. Engrossed on Wednesday, March 18, 2026
  4. Received and Introduced
  5. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Kristey Williams
  6. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Kristey Williams was adopted
  7. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Susan Estes
  8. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Susan Estes was adopted
  9. Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea 111, Nay 12, Absent 2
  10. Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Higher Education Budget
  11. Introduced
  12. Referred to House Committee on Higher Education Budget

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source