Kansas SenateSB 339
Requiring school districts to provide students with a certain amount of daily recess and moderate physical activity per day, prohibiting limiting or withholding physical activity for disciplinary reasons, requiring a Kansas state fitness test and designating required recess time as part of the school term.
Passed 24–15Crossed party lines
What it does: Requires public schools to give grades K-8 at least 30 minutes of daily organized recess starting in 2027-28, bars withholding recess as discipline except for immediate threats, and directs the State Board to set a state fitness test. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: Final Action - Passed as amended
The tally
Yes 24 · No 15 · Not voting 1
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Republicans | 24 | 6 | 1 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 6 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Bill CliffordR39No
- Brenda DietrichR20No
- Elaine BowersR36No
- Mike ArgabrightR17No
- Rick BillingerR40No
- Ron RyckmanR38No
The full roll (40)
Yes 24
- Adam ThomasR23
- Beverly GossageR9
- Brad StarnesR22
- Caryn TysonR12
- Chase BlasiR26
- Craig BowserR1
- Doug ShaneR37
- Jeff KlempR5
- Joe ClaeysR27
- Kellie WarrenR11
- Kenny TitusR18
- Larry AlleyR32
- Mike FaggR14
- Mike MurphyR34
- Mike PetersenR28
- Mike ThompsonR10
- Renee EricksonR30
- Rick KloosR3
- Scott HillR24
- T.J. RoseR35
- Tim ShallenburgerR13
- Tory Marie BlewR33
- Ty MastersonR16
- Virgil PeckR15
No 15
Not voting 1
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.