# Kansas SB 452: Including federal law enforcement officers in the definition of law enforcement officer that is used in certain crimes and traffic provisions and clarifying that enforcement of a federal law is covered under the tort claims act. Kansas SB 452, Including federal law enforcement officers in the definition of law enforcement officer that is used in certain crimes and traffic provisions and clarifying that enforcement of a federal law is covered under the tort claims act., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Federal and State Affairs; status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Died on House Calendar) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB452-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas SB 452 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Including federal law enforcement officers in the definition of law enforcement officer that is used in certain crimes and traffic provisions and clarifying that enforcement of a federal law is covered under the tort claims act. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-03 - Last action: 2026-04-10, Died on House Calendar - Sponsor: Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: house committee on federal and state affairs, senate committee on federal and state affairs - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (78 yes, 74 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Federal and State Affairs ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 31 Nay: 7 | pass | 31 | 7 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 8 Nay: 30 | fail | 8 | 30 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 31 | 7 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Cindy Holscher was rejected | fail | 8 | 30 | | ## Actions (18) - 2026-04-10: Died on House Calendar (House) - 2026-03-17: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (House) - 2026-03-16: Hearing: Monday, March 16, 2026, 9:00 AM — Room 346-S (House) - 2026-03-10: Received and Introduced (House) - 2026-03-10: Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (House) - 2026-03-05: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Marci Francisco (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Marci Francisco was rejected (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Marci Francisco (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Marci Francisco was rejected (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Cindy Holscher (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Cindy Holscher was rejected; Yea 8, Nay 30, Absent 2 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 31, Nay 7, Absent 2 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Hearing: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 144-S (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - As Amended by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_452/sb452_02_0000.pdf) - As Amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_452/sb452_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_452/sb452_00_0000.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed) - SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed) - SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed) - HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed) - HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law) - HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferability of credentials earned through ACT workkeys career readiness assessments to… (failed) ## Sources - [As Amended by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_452/sb452_02_0000.pdf) - [As Amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_452/sb452_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_452/sb452_00_0000.pdf) ## Related - [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026) - [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026) - [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026) - [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026) - [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026) - [HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026) - [Kansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas/bills) - [Kansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB452-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).