# Kansas SCR 1620: Recognizing the seriousness of the national debt and the threat to national security that such debt poses.

Kansas SCR 1620, Recognizing the seriousness of the national debt and the threat to national security that such debt poses., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brad Starnes (Republican), Brenda Dietrich (Republican), Craig Bowser (Republican) and 10 others; status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Died on Calendar) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas SCR 1620
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Recognizing the seriousness of the national debt and the threat to national security that such debt poses.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Died on Calendar
- Sponsors: Brad Starnes (Republican), Brenda Dietrich (Republican), Craig Bowser (Republican), Doug Shane (Republican), Elaine Bowers (Republican), Kenny Titus (Republican), Larry Alley (Republican), Michael Fagg (Republican), Renee Erickson (Republican), Stephen Owens (Republican), TJ Rose (Republican), Ty Masterson (Republican), Virgil Peck (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on government efficiency, senate committee on education
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brad Starnes (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Brenda Dietrich (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Craig Bowser (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Doug Shane (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Elaine Bowers (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Kenny Titus (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Larry Alley (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Michael Fagg (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Renee Erickson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Stephen Owens (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: TJ Rose (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Ty Masterson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Virgil Peck (Republican), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2026-04-10: Died on Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Committee Report recommending resolution be adopted by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Hearing: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 9:30 AM — Room 144-S (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Government Efficiency; Referred to Senate Committee on Government Efficiency (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Referred to Senate Committee on Education (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/scr_1620/scr1620_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 Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/scr_1620/scr1620_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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SCR1620-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).