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Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 381: Requiring instruction to provide students with an understanding of communist and socialist regimes and ideologies and that students pass an American civics examination in order to graduate with a high school diploma.

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

SB 381 is a bill introduced in the Kansas Senate on January 26, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Requiring instruction to provide students with an understanding of communist and socialist regimes and ideologies and that students pass an American civics examination in order to graduate with a high school diploma. Primary sponsor: Committee on Education. Most recent recorded action (April 10, 2026): Died on House Calendar.

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 EducationPrimary 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 on House Calendar
  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. Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 26, Nay 14
  6. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Chase Blasi
  7. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Chase Blasi was adopted
  8. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Renee Erickson
  9. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Renee Erickson was adopted
  10. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Pat Pettey
  11. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Pat Pettey was rejected
  12. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Silas Miller

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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