---
type: "Bill"
title: "Removing the requirement that the state board of education use a certain exam provider to deliver certain college entrance and career readiness exams and requiring the board to provide for such exams using any provider."
description: "Removing the requirement that the state board of education use a certain exam provider to deliver certain college entrance and career readiness exams and requiring the board to provide for such exams using any provider."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 2482"
citation: "Kansas HB 2482 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Schools"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-21"
last_action: "2026-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7fffe134-70b7-461f-a333-62b63ac58d22"
source_url: "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2482/"
source_hash: "0e1f126e03404b9a3fa4193be4cc23f528647e6bf7aa092d04d08d214a6a2726"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ks"]
---

# Kansas HB 2482 (2025-2026) — Removing the requirement that the state board of education use a certain exam provider to deliver certain college entrance and career readiness exams and requiring the board to provide for such exams using any provider.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2482/hb2482_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by House Committee on K-12 Education Budget** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2482/hb2482_01_0000.pdf)
3. **As Amended by Senate Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2482/hb2482_02_0000.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2482/hb2482_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Committee on K-12 Education Budget — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-04-09** Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-09** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- **2026-04-09** Reengrossed on Tuesday, March 31, 2026
- **2026-03-26** Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 118, Nay 2, Absent 5
- **2026-03-23** Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas and Sen. Dinah Sykes appointed as conferees
- **2026-03-23** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Jason W. Goetz, Rep. Sherri Brantley and Rep. Jarrod Ousley
- **2026-03-19** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 39, Nay 1 `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-13** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-26** Referred to Senate Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2026-02-25** Engrossed on Monday, February 23, 2026
- **2026-02-19** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 121, Nay 1, Absent 3 `passage`
- **2026-02-18** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2026-02-18** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-16** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on K-12 Education Budget `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-21** Referred to House Committee on K-12 Education Budget `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** Introduced `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7fffe134-70b7-461f-a333-62b63ac58d22`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).