Requiring the state board of education to report to the legislature on federal moneys received by the state, ending certain educational reporting requirements and applying expiration dates to other educational reporting requirements.
HB 2618 requires Kansas' state board of education to submit annual reports to the legislature detailing all federal education funds received, distributed, or spent. These reports must include specific information like the purpose of each fund, how it was used, amounts involved, and plans for sustaining programs after federal funding ends. The bill repeals an existing reporting requirement (K.S.A. 72-5538) and ends certain outdated educational reporting obligations. It directly affects the state board of education (which must file reports) and the legislature (which receives the reports), streamlining oversight of federal education funding.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed Apr 9, 2026
Maddy AI version diff · 2 comparisons
What changed between versions
As Amended by House Committee on K-12 Education Budget
→
Enrolled
·
5 edits
·
Apr 9, 2026
MODERATE
The bill was reformatted from a committee version to an enrolled version, removing the 'House Committee on K-12 Education Budget' header and correcting the session year from 2026 to 2025. The substantive policy text regarding federal reporting requirements and teacher licensing definitions remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Removed the 'As Amended by House Committee on K-12 Education Budget' header and the placeholder page number '2-2'.
Added the standard 'HOUSE BILL No. 2618' title block and corrected the session year in the title from 2026 to 2025.
Reformatted the act title and section headers to align with standard enrolled bill formatting, including line breaks and indentation.
Deleted the page number 'HB 2618 - Am. by HC 2' that appeared in the middle of the text.
Inserted the standard 'HOUSE BILL No. 2618 - page 2' footer at the end of the document.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Apr 9, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Education
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Education
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 102, Nay 20, Absent 3
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on K-12 Education Budget
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
Referred to House Committee on K-12 Education Budget
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HB 2618
Scope: KS
Hi! I can help you understand HB 2618. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline