Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 496: Requiring postsecondary educational institutions to provide annual training on freedom of speech, association and exercise of religion to certain individuals based on materials, programs and procedures developed by the state board of regents, in consultation with the attorney general, requiring the state board of regents to confirm that each such institution has complied with training requirements and authorizing the attorney general to bring an action to enforce compliance.
Did not advance Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 496 is a bill introduced in the Kansas Senate on February 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Requiring postsecondary educational institutions to provide annual training on freedom of speech, association and exercise of religion to certain individuals based on materials, programs and procedures developed by the state board of regents, in consultation with the attorney general, requiring the state board of regents to confirm that each such institution has complied with training requirements and authorizing the attorney general to bring an action to enforce compliance. Primary sponsor: Committee on Education. Most recent recorded action (April 10, 2026): Died on Calendar.
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Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee on Education | Primary sponsor | Not 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
- Died on Calendar
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Education
- Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Education; Rereferred to Senate Committee on Education
- Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
- Referred to Senate Committee on Education
- Introduced