KS HB2421 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-3)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-02-06 - House Hearing: Friday, February 6, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 218-N
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 12 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-02-06 - House Hearing: Friday, February 6, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 218-N
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during school hours, prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes and requiring school districts to report on the amount of screen time that certain students experience during a typical school day.
Title
Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during school hours, prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes and requiring school districts to report on the amount of screen time that certain students experience during a typical school day.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | House | House Hearing: Friday, February 6, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 218-N |
| 2026-01-22 | House | House Hearing: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 218-N - CANCELED |
| 2026-01-12 | House | House Referred to Committee on Education |
| 2026-01-12 | House | House Introduced |
| 2026-01-12 | House | House Prefiled for Introduction on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 |
