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IntroducedJan 30, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 20, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 20, 2025
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Became LawApr 10, 2025
Kansas House Bill
Enacting the municipal employee whistleblower act to provide statutory protections for municipal employees who report or disclose unlawful or dangerous conduct.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 10, 2025: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2160
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Local Governmentsponsor
- Representative BarthRequester
Votes
YES: 121
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Barbara Ballard
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Ford Carr
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Kirk Haskins
- Daniel Hawkins
- Henry Helgerson
- Dale Helwig
- Rep. Hill
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Cyndi Howerton
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Rep. Miller
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Rep. Penn
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Clarke Sanders
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Alexis Simmons
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Rep. Thompson
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Virgil Weigel
- Gary White
- Suzanne Wikle
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Valdenia Winn
- Dawn Wolf
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
NO: 0
YES: 40
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Sen. J. Claeys
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Sen. Ware
- Kellie Warren
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 40
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Sen. J. Claeys
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Sen. Ware
- Kellie Warren
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 122
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Barbara Ballard
- Bradley Barrett
- Rep. Barth
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Ford Carr
- Shawn Chauncey
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Kirk Haskins
- Daniel Hawkins
- Henry Helgerson
- Dale Helwig
- Rep. Hill
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Rep. Miller
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Rep. Penn
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Clarke Sanders
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Alexis Simmons
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Rep. Thompson
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Suzanne Wikle
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Valdenia Winn
- Dawn Wolf
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 10, 2025 | House
- Reengrossed on Saturday, March 29, 2025
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025
- Mar 26, 2025 | House
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 3
- Mar 26, 2025 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0
- Mar 24, 2025 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Elaine Bowers, Sen. Ronald Ryckman and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees
- Mar 24, 2025 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Emil Bergquist, Rep. Doug Blex and Rep. Linda Featherston
- Mar 20, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. William Clifford
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. William Clifford was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0
- Mar 17, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics
- Mar 05, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 9:30 AM — Room 142-S event
- Feb 26, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics
- Feb 25, 2025 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 20, 2025 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 121, Nay 0, Absent 4
- Engrossed on Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Feb 19, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 18, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Local Government
- Feb 14, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Friday, February 14, 2025, 9:00 AM — Room 281-N event
- Feb 12, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 9:00 AM — Room 281-N — CANCELED event
- Jan 30, 2025 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Local Government
Bill Texts
- As IntroducedPDF
- As IntroducedHTML
- As Amended by House Committee on Local GovernmentPDF
- As Amended by House Committee on Local GovernmentHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and EthicsPDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and EthicsHTML
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}PDF
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}HTML
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. William Clifford (Thu, Mar 20, 2025)PDF
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. William Clifford (Thu, Mar 20, 2025)HTML
- Conference Committee Report - Wed, Mar 26, 2025PDF
- Conference Committee Report - Wed, Mar 26, 2025HTML
- EnrolledPDF
- EnrolledHTML
Documents
- As Amended by House Committee on Local Government - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by House Committee on Local Government - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics - Supplementary NoteHTML
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NotePDF
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NoteHTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Local Government (Tue, Feb 18, 2025)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Local Government (Tue, Feb 18, 2025)HTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics (Mon, Mar 17, 2025)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics (Mon, Mar 17, 2025)HTML
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Wed, Mar 26, 2025PDF
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Wed, Mar 26, 2025HTML
- House · Committee on Local Government, Feb 14, 2025: Minutes
- House · Committee on Local Government, Feb 14, 2025: Testimony by Patricia DeDamos, citizen
- House · Committee on Local Government, Feb 14, 2025: Testimony by Lyn Levine, Precinct Committee Person
- House · Committee on Local Government, Feb 14, 2025: Testimony by Brett Anderson, Precinct Committeeman
- House · Committee on Local Government, Feb 14, 2025: Testimony by Kari Sue Vosburgh, Precinct Committeewoman
- House · Committee on Local Government, Feb 14, 2025: Testimony by Anne Dare, citizen
- House · Committee on Local Government, Feb 14, 2025: Testimony by John Ims, Senate District #1
- House · Committee on Local Government, Feb 14, 2025: Testimony by Tammy Minihan, Precinct Committeewoman
- House · Committee on Local Government, Feb 14, 2025: Testimony by John Goodyear, League of Kansas Municipalities
- House · Committee on Local Government, Feb 14, 2025: Testimony by Jay Hall, Kansas Association of Counties
- House · Committee on Local Government, Feb 14, 2025: Testimony by Dick Carter, City of Overland Park
- House · Committee on Local Government, Feb 14, 2025: Testimony by Susan Walker, Bourbon County Clerk
- House · Committee on Local Government, Feb 14, 2025: Testimony by Catherine Ellsworth, citizen
- House · Committee on Local Government, Feb 14, 2025: Testimony by Shane Walker, Bourbon County
- House · Committee on Local Government, Feb 14, 2025: Testimony by Lora Holdridge, Bourbon County Regiser of Deeds
- House · Committee on Local Government, Feb 14, 2025: Testimony by Caedran Sullivan, Shawnee Mission School District
- House · Committee on Local Government, Feb 14, 2025: Testimony by Jason Long, Revisor of Statutes
- Senate · Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics, Mar 13, 2025: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Senator Tory Blew, —
- Senate · Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Sentor Pettey, —
- Senate · Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics, Mar 5, 2025: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Jay Hall, Kansas Association of Counties
- Senate · Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Kari Sue Vosburgh, Sedgwick County Precinct Committeewoman
- Senate · Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Tammy Minihan, Republican Precinct Committeewoman-Sedgwick County
- Senate · Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Brett Anderson, Republican Precinct Committeeman-Sedgwick County
- Senate · Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Michael Koss, City of Overland Park
- Senate · Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by John Goodyear, The League of Kansas Municipalities
- Senate · Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Charles Reimer, Office of the Revisor
