Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 450 — Authorizing the secretary of administration to grant a monetary award to a state employee who reports activity that constitutes fraud, waste or abuse of funds in any program administered by a state agency.

Last action — Died in House Committee

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 03, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

29 added · 25 removed

29 line(s) added, 25 removed.

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Session of 2026 SENATE BILL No.
As Amended by Senate Committee Session of 2026 SENATE BILL No.
74-4901 et seq., and amendments thereto, for any purpose under the Kansas public employees retirement system and shall not be subject to SB 450 2 deductions for employee contributions thereunder.
74-4901 et seq., and amendments thereto, for any purpose under the Kansas public employees retirement system and shall not be subject to SB 450—Am.
by SC 2 deductions for employee contributions thereunder.
Such multiple employees shall then share the documented cost reduction in such percentage shares as SB 450 3 determined by the head of the state agency, up to a maximum of $5,000 per employee.
Such multiple employees shall then share the documented cost reduction in such percentage shares as SB 450—Am.
by SC 3 determined by the head of the state agency, up to a maximum of $5,000 per employee.
or (E) allegations were disclosed by the news media.
or (E) allegations were disclosed by the news media;
SB 450 4 (2) A state employee who makes a report under this subsection shall declare at the time of making such report that such state employee is reporting the potential fraud, waste or abuse in accordance with this subsection.
or SB 450—Am.
by SC 4 (F) state employee's information was derived from the investigating or auditing of state agencies or the functions of state government as part of such state employee's position or regular job duties.
(2) A state employee who makes a report under this subsection shall declare at the time of making such report that such state employee is reporting the potential fraud, waste or abuse in accordance with this subsection.
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Action History

  1. Died in House Committee

  2. Received and Introduced

  3. Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs

  4. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  5. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  6. Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 33, Nay 6

  7. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency

  8. Referred to Senate Committee on Government Efficiency

  9. Introduced

Sponsors

  • Committee on Federal and State Affairs · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Federal and State Affairs

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (164)

164 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Who sponsors SB 450?
SB 450 is sponsored by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
What is the current status of SB 450?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 03, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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