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SB 450KANSASSession 2025-2026State Billdead

Did Not Advance

Kansas Bill Authorizes Monetary Awards for State Employees Reporting Fraud and Efficiency Savings

Original title: AN ACT concerning state employees; 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; amending K.S.A. 75-37,105 and repealing the existing section.

Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in House Committee

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What This Bill Proposed

Kansas SB 450 authorizes the secretary of administration to grant monetary awards to state employees who report fraud, waste, or abuse that leads to state savings, and establishes financial incentives for cost-saving suggestions. Under the measure, whistleblower awards equal 10% of the realized savings after investigation and recovery costs, provided specific eligibility criteria are met. The bill applies to state agencies across the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.

Why it matters

The measure introduces financial incentives for state workers who uncover misuse of public funds or propose operational efficiencies, directly changing compensation rules and establishing new s for state agencies.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

state employees

State employees become eligible for monetary and non-monetary awards for reporting fraud, waste, or abuse or submitting cost-saving suggestions, subject to annual caps and tax regulations.

Directly affected

state agencies

State agencies must implement employee suggestion programs, retain a portion of cost reductions in special revenue funds, report awards to the secretary of administration, and fund awards from operating expenditures.

Directly affected

Secretary of Administration

The secretary of administration is tasked with establishing the suggestion program, adopting rules and regulations for oversight and safeguards, consulting on fraud reports, and reporting to legislative committees.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is eligible to receive a monetary award for reporting fraud or waste?

State employees who report activity constituting fraud, waste, or abuse in a state agency program that results in saved state funds may receive an award, provided they are not elected or appointed officials and did not acquire the information as part of their regular job auditing or investigating duties.

How is the amount of a whistleblower or cost-saving award calculated?

For fraud reports, the award is 10% of the savings realized after deducting investigation and recovery costs. For cost-saving employee suggestions, the award is 10% of the cost reduction accrued during the first 12 months after implementation, up to a maximum of $5,000.

Are these monetary awards subject to taxes and retirement contributions?

Monetary awards are subject to federal income taxes as es, but they are not considered compensation under the Kansas public employees retirement system and are not subject to retirement contributions.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died in committee.

Procedural history

12 actions

Apr 10, 2026House
Died in House Committee
Feb 25, 2026HouseIntroduced
Received and Introduced
Feb 25, 2026HouseCommittee
Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
Feb 18, 2026Senate
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
Feb 18, 2026SenateFloor
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
Feb 18, 2026SenateFloor
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

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Feb 18, 2026Senate
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Feb 18, 2026SenateFloor
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended
Feb 16, 2026SenateFloor
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
Feb 12, 2026Senate
Hearing: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 9:30 AM — Room 144-S
Feb 4, 2026SenateCommittee
Referred to Senate Committee on Government Efficiency
Feb 3, 2026SenateIntroduced
Introduced

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Lobbying Activity

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Discoveries

1 pattern noticed across the record

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift99% confidence

Replacement of Employee Award Board Regulations

The bill explicitly revokes existing regulations of the employee award board under K.S.A. 75-37,108 and centralizes oversight under the secretary of administration.

Secretary of Administration

Connected Entities

Office of Inspector General, Division of the Budget, Legislative Research Department and 4 more

OrganizationOffice of Inspector General“Consulted by the secretary of administration regarding fraud reports”Map →

OrganizationDivision of the Budget“Receives cost reduction suggestions and estimated savings”Map →

OrganizationLegislative Research Department“Receives copies of cost reduction filings”Map →

locationKansas“State enacting the legislation”Map →

OrganizationLegislative Budget Committee“Receives annual reports on information regarding suggestions”Map →

OrganizationSenate Committee on Federal and State Affairs“Sponsoring committee for SB 450”Map →

OrganizationDepartment of Administration“Publishes information regarding the state employee suggestion program”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.kslegislature.gov

Analysis Score

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Controversy35
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What This Bill Proposed

Who It Would Have Affected

Key Facts

Frequently Asked Questions

News Coverage

Where This Stands

Procedural history

Version history

Lobbying Activity

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Related Legislation

Kansas expands inspector general powers to audit cash, food, and health assistance programs

Kansas raises state employee bonus limit to $10,000 and authorizes hiring and retention incentives

Kansas raises state employee bonus limit to $10,000 and authorizes hiring and retention incentives

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Replacement of Employee Award Board Regulations

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