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KansasHB 22372025–2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Authorizing hiring, recruitment and retention bonuses in state agencies' employee award and recognition program, increasing the limitation on such award or bonus to $10,000, eliminating the secretary of administration's authority to adopt rules and regulations and requiring such secretary to submit an annual report to certain legislative committees concerning such awards and bonuses.

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Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Cash awards for money‑saving ideas

The state creates a suggestion program for employees to submit cost‑saving ideas. If your idea is adopted, you get 10% of the first‑year savings, up to $5,000. If several employees contributed, the agency sets each person’s share. The agency keeps 10% of the savings; the rest goes to an agency fund and then the state general fund. Agencies must report suggestions, estimated savings, and total awards by August 1, and the Secretary shares the data at the start of each session and posts program information.

Bigger bonuses for state workers, with guardrails

The law raises the yearly cap on total awards to $10,000 per employee. Agencies can offer hiring, recruitment, and retention bonuses. For classified staff and some unclassified staff, any award over $3,500 must be approved by the Governor. This approval rule does not apply to suggestion‑program awards. People elected or appointed to state agency positions cannot receive monetary awards.

New oversight replaces old award rules

The Secretary of Administration must issue rules to oversee agency award programs. The rules include safeguards against abuse and aim for consistent, objective decisions across agencies and commissions. The law repeals the old award statute and cancels the employee award board’s regulations.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

There is no primary sponsor on record.

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 151 • No: 12

House vote • 4/23/2026

Yea: 29 Nay: 11

Yes: 29 • No: 11

House vote • 4/23/2026

Yea: 122 Nay: 1

Yes: 122 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026

    4/9/2026House

  2. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026

    3/26/2026House

  3. Final Action - Passed; Yea: 29 Nay: 11

    3/19/2026Senate

  4. Committee of the Whole - Be passed

    3/18/2026Senate

  5. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Ways and Means

    3/10/2026Senate

  6. Hearing: Thursday, March 5, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 548-S

    3/5/2026Senate

  7. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

    3/21/2025Senate

  8. Received and Introduced

    3/20/2025Senate

  9. Committee of the Whole - Be passed

    3/19/2025House

  10. Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 122 Nay: 1

    3/19/2025House

  11. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Appropriations

    3/13/2025House

  12. Hearing: Thursday, February 27, 2025, 9:00 AM Room 112-N

    2/27/2025House

  13. Introduced

    2/4/2025House

  14. Referred to Committee on Appropriations

    2/4/2025House

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