Requiring school districts to provide elementary students with a certain amount of daily recess, prohibiting limiting or withholding recess for disciplinary reasons, requiring a Kansas state fitness test and designating
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Vetoed
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Requiring school districts to provide elementary students with a certain amount of daily recess, prohibiting limiting or withholding recess for disciplinary reasons, requiring a Kansas state fitness test and designating required recess time as part of the school term.” Read the full text
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2025-2026 biennium
Where it is
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Introduced · Feb 6, 2026
House
Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services · Feb 6, 2026
House
Hearing: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N event · Feb 12, 2026
House
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Health and Human Services · Feb 18, 2026
House
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted · Feb 19, 2026
House
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended · Feb 19, 2026
House
Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted · Feb 19, 2026
House
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 116, Nay 0, Absent 9 · Feb 19, 2026
House
Engrossed on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 · Feb 25, 2026
House
Received and Introduced · Feb 25, 2026
Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare · Feb 26, 2026
Senate
Hearing: Thursday, March 5, 2026, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S event · Mar 5, 2026
Senate
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare · Mar 11, 2026
Senate
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted · Mar 17, 2026
Senate
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended · Mar 17, 2026
Senate
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 39, Nay 1 · Mar 18, 2026
Senate
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Will Carpenter, Rep. Ron Bryce and Rep. Susan Ruiz · Mar 19, 2026
House
Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford and Sen. Pat Pettey appointed as conferees · Mar 23, 2026
Senate
Sen. Cindy Holscher is appointed to replace Sen. Pat Pettey on the Conference Committee · Mar 23, 2026
Senate
Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas, and Sen. Dinah Sykes are appointed to replace Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford, and Sen. Cindy Holscher on the Conference Committee · Mar 25, 2026
Senate
Rep. Susan Estes, Rep. Kyle McNorton, and Rep. Jerry Stogsdill are appointed to replace Rep. Will Carpenter, Rep. Ron Bryce, and Rep. Susan Ruiz on the Conference Committee · Mar 27, 2026
House
Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted · Apr 10, 2026
Senate
Conference committee report now available · Apr 10, 2026
Senate
Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas and Sen. Dinah Sykes appointed as second conferees · Apr 10, 2026
Senate
Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted · Apr 10, 2026
House
Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Susan Estes, Rep. Kyle McNorton and Rep. Jerry Stogsdill appointed as second conferees · Apr 10, 2026
House
Conference committee report now available · Apr 10, 2026
Senate
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 29, Nay 10, Absent 1 · Apr 10, 2026
Senate
Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted · Apr 10, 2026
House
Motion to suspend rule 1502 adopted · Apr 10, 2026
House
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 74, Nay 47, Absent 4 · Apr 10, 2026
House
Reengrossed on Monday, April 13, 2026 · Apr 10, 2026
House
Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 17, 2026 · Apr 10, 2026
House
Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Monday, April 27, 2026 · Apr 10, 2026
House
No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained · Apr 10, 2026
House
The numbers
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sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
House Committee on Health and Human Services
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained (Apr 10, 2026).