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SB 44 Kansas Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Declaring antisemitism and antisemitic acts to be against public policy and establishing a statutory definition of such terms.

The bill titled "SB 44: Declaring antisemitism..." is mislabeled in your query. The actual bill text provided is **not about antisemitism** but rather an amendment to Kansas's scholarship program. This bill expands eligibility for the Kansas Promise Scholarship program to include more private postsecondary institutions in Kansas, sets income limits ($100,000 for families of 1-2, $150,000 for families of 3, plus $4,800 per additional member), caps lifetime awards at 68 credit hours or $20,000, and limits annual program funding to $10 million. It modifies definitions of "eligible institution," "promise eligible program," and "scholarship award" to clarify how funds are calculated and distributed to public and private colleges. The bill was enacted after passing the legislature and receiving gubernatorial approval in April 2025. *(Note: The bill's stated title about antisemitism does not match the provided text, which exclusively addresses scholarship program changes.)*
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationExpands scholarship eligibility to more private postsecondary institutions, increasing access to higher education funding and support per bill's income limits and award caps.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Signed Apr 10, 2025
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What changed between versions

{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} → {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill's header was updated to reflect amendments by the House Committee of the Whole, replacing the previous Senate Committee version. Substantive policy changes are minimal; the text of the scholarship provisions remains identical to the Senate version, with only minor formatting adjustments to line numbers and a technical addition of '{Kansas register}' to the effective date clause.
TECHNICAL

The header indicating the bill's amendment status was changed from 'Senate Committee of the Whole' to 'House Committee of the Whole' to reflect the current legislative stage.

The phrase '{Kansas register}' was added to the effective date clause, clarifying the official publication method for the act to take effect.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
17
Committee
10
Apr 10, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 8, 2025
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 39, Nay 1
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 102, Nay 21, Absent 2
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference committee report now available
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Estes, Rep. Kyle McNorton and Rep. Jerry Stogsdill appointed as conferees
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas and Sen. Dinah Sykes
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 77, Nay 41, Absent 7
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Rebecca Schmoe was adopted
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Rebecca Schmoe
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Education
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Education
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 37, Nay 3
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Pat Pettey was adopted
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Pat Pettey
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Education
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Education
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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