Bill Commons

KS HB 2237

enacted

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.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did KS HB 2237 pass?

Yes. KS HB 2237 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-09): Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026

What is KS HB 2237 about?

KS HB 2237 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “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.”.

Who sponsors KS HB 2237?

Committee on Appropriations is the primary sponsor of KS HB 2237.

Introduced
2025-02-04
Latest action
2026-04-09 — Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Appropriationsprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-09

    Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026

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  2. 2026-03-26

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

  3. 2026-03-19

    Final Action - Passed; Yea 29, Nay 11

    passage

  4. 2026-03-18

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed

    passage

  5. 2026-03-10

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Ways and Means

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2025-03-21

    Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-03-20

    Received and Introduced

    introduction

  8. 2025-03-19

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed

    passage

  9. 2025-03-19

    Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted

  10. 2025-03-19

    Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 122, Nay 1, Absent 2

    passage

  11. 2025-03-13

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Appropriations

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-02-04

    Introduced

    introduction

  13. 2025-02-04

    Referred to House Committee on Appropriations

    referral-committee

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Official source

https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2237/

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