Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas HB2489: Requiring school districts to provide fentanyl abuse education programs and maintain supplies of naloxone in each school
Status: In committee, April 10, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning school districts; relating to drug abuse education programs; requiring school districts to provide fentanyl abuse education programs; mandating school districts to maintain a supply of naloxone in all schools; authorizing the attorney general to expend moneys from the Kansas fights addiction fund for grants to school districts for such naloxone; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 75-777 and repealing the existing section.
From the introduced text, January 21, 2026:
AN ACT concerning school districts; relating to drug abuse education programs; requiring school districts to provide fentanyl abuse education programs; mandating school districts to maintain a supply of naloxone in all schools; authorizing the attorney general to expend moneys from the Kansas fights addiction fund for grants to school districts for such naloxone; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 75-777 and repealing the existing section. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: New Section 1. (a) The state board of education shall develop guidance for age-appropriate instruction on the prevention of the abuse of and addiction to fentanyl and other opioids. Such guidance shall be distributed to each school district. (b) The board of education of each school district shall develop fentanyl abuse education programs based on the guidance provided by the state board of education. Such programs shall be provided to all students enrolled in grades nine through 12 and include instruction on the prevention of the abuse of and addiction to fentanyl and other opioids and the awareness of school and community resources available to help with abuse and addiction issues. (c) Fentanyl abuse education programs may be provided as a part of any other drug abuse awareness and prevention program. A school district may work in cooperation with public or private third-party organizations or law …
Sponsors
- Patrick Proctor (R) · primary sponsor
- Nick Hoheisel (R)
- Kyler Sweely (R)
Latest actions
- : Died in Senate Committee
- : Engrossed on Thursday, February 19, 2026
- : Referred to Senate Committee on Education
- : Received and Introduced
- : Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 123, Nay 1, Absent 1
- : Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- : Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- : Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Education
- : Referred to House Committee on Education
Votes
- Final Action - Passed as amended (February 18, 2026): 123 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Funds, Schools, Attorney General
Common questions
- What is HB2489?
- HB2489 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Requiring school districts to provide fentanyl abuse education programs and maintain supplies of naloxone in each school.
- What does HB2489 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning school districts; relating to drug abuse education programs; requiring school districts to provide fentanyl abuse education programs; mandating school districts to maintain a supply of naloxone in all schools; authorizing the attorney general to expend moneys from the Kansas fights addiction fund for grants to school districts for such naloxone; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 75-777 and repealing the existing section.
- What is the status of HB2489?
- In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Senate Committee (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2489?
- Patrick Proctor (R), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2489?
- On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2489/
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