HB 2160

Mar 26, 2025 · House · Conference Committee Report

Outcome: passed

Yea: 122

Nay: 0

Absent: 3

AFL-CIO Key Vote: SUPPORT

Whistleblower Protections for City, County & School Workers

HB 2160 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 any person or agency — including their union, the press, or law enforcement — without first going through their boss. This law directly protects AFSCME, IAFF, IBEW, and Teamsters members working in public service, giving them a legal right to speak up about corruption, safety hazards, and misuse of public funds without fear of losing their jobs.

Vote Weight: 7x

KS AFL-CIO supports a YEA vote

Yea (122)

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
Brooklynne Mosley	D	46
Carl Turner	R	28
Carrie Barth	R	5
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
Jerry Stogsdill	D	21
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
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
Leah Howell	R	82
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
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
Wanda Brownlee Paige	D	35
Webster T. Roth	R	79
Will Carpenter	R	75

Absent (3)

Name	Party	District
Kenneth Collins	R	2
Sherri Brantley	R	112
Virgil Weigel	D	56