HB 2160

Feb 20, 2025 · House · Final Passage

Outcome: passed

Yea: 121

Nay: 0

Absent: 4

AFL-CIO Key Vote: SUPPORT

Whistleblower Protections for City, County & School Workers

This bill creates the Kansas Municipal Employee Whistleblower Act, making it illegal for supervisors to fire, demote, suspend, or retaliate against city, county, and school district employees who report unlawful or dangerous conduct. Workers can report problems to anyone — the media, a state agency, or their union — without first going through their boss. This is a direct win for AFSCME, IAFF, IBEW, and Teamsters members in public employment, giving them real legal protections when they speak up about corruption, safety hazards, or misuse of public money.

Vote Weight: 7x

KS AFL-CIO supports a YEA vote

Yea (121)

Name	Party	District
Adam Smith	R	120
Adam Turk	R	117
Alexis Simmons	D	58
Allen Reavis	R	63
Angela Martinez	D	103
Angela Stiens	R	39
Angelina Roeser	R	67
Avery Anderson	R	72
Barbara Ballard	D	44
Barb Wasinger	R	111
Bill Rhiley	R	80
Bill Sutton	R	43
Blake Carpenter	R	81
Bob Lewis	R	123
Bradley Barrett	R	76
Brandon Woodard	D	108
Brett Fairchild	R	113
Brian Bergkamp	R	93
Carl Turner	R	28
Charlotte Esau	R	14
Chip VanHouden	R	26
Chris Croft	R	8
Chuck Smith	R	3
Cindy Neighbor	D	18
Clarke Sanders	R	69
Cyndi Howerton	R	98
Dale Helwig	R	1
Dan Goddard	R	7
Daniel Hawkins	R	100
Dan Osman	D	48
David Buehler	R	40
Dawn Wolf	R	107
Doug Blex	R	12
Duane Droge	R	13
Emil Bergquist	R	91
Ford Carr	D	84
Francis Awerkamp	R	61
Fred Gardner	R	9
Gary White	R	115
Heather Meyer	D	29
Henry Helgerson	D	83
Jarrod Ousley	D	24
Jason W. Goetz	R	119
Jesse Borjon	R	52
Jill Ward	R	105
Jim Minnix	R	118
Jo Ella Hoye	D	17
Joe Seiwert	R	101
John Alcala	D	57
John Carmichael	D	92
John Resman	R	121
KC Ohaebosim	D	89
Ken Corbet	R	54
Kenneth Collins	R	2
Ken Rahjes	R	110
Kevin Schwertfeger	R	114
Kirk Haskins	D	53
Kristey Williams	R	77
Kyle Hoffman	R	116
Kyle McNorton	R	50
Kyler Sweely	R	102
Lance W. Neelly	R	42
Laura Williams	R	30
Lauren Bohi	R	15
Leo Delperdang	R	94
Lewis "Bill" Bloom	R	64
Linda Featherston	D	16
Lindsay Vaughn	D	22
Lisa M. Moser	R	106
Lon Pishny	R	122
Louis Ruiz	D	31
Lynn Melton	D	36
Mari-Lynn Poskin	D	20
Mark Schreiber	R	60
Marty Long	R	124
Megan Steele	R	51
Melissa Oropeza	D	37
Mike Amyx	D	45
Mike King	R	74
Nathan Butler	R	68
Nick Hoheisel	R	97
Nikki McDonald	D	49
Pam Curtis	D	32
Pat Proctor	R	41
Patrick Penn	R	85
Paul Waggoner	R	104
Rebecca Schmoe	R	59
Representative Hill	R	113
Representative Thompson	R	37
Rick James	R	4
Rick Wilborn	R	73
Robyn R. Essex	R	78
Ronald Ellis	R	47
Ron Bryce	R	11
Rui Xu	D	25
Samantha Poetter Parshall	R	6
Sandy Pickert	R	88
Sean Tarwater	R	27
Sean Willcott	R	62
Shannon Francis	R	125
Shawn Chauncey	R	65
Sherri Brantley	R	112
Silas Miller	D	86
Stephanie Sawyer Clayton	D	19
Steve Huebert	R	90
Steven K. Howe	R	71
Susan Estes	R	87
Susan Humphries	R	99
Susan Ruiz	D	23
Suzanne Wikle	D	10
Sydney Carlin	D	66
Timothy Johnson	R	38
Tobias Schlingensiepen	D	55
Tom Kessler	R	96
Tom Sawyer	D	95
Troy Waymaster	R	109
Valdenia Winn	D	34
Virgil Weigel	D	56
Wanda Brownlee Paige	D	35
Webster T. Roth	R	79
Will Carpenter	R	75

Absent (4)

Name	Party	District
Brooklynne Mosley	D	46
Carrie Barth	R	5
Jerry Stogsdill	D	21
Leah Howell	R	82