SB 362 Kansas Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Requiring the office of each state officer to keep and maintain records of information concerning all travel locations and expenses of the state officer that were paid or reimbursed by the state during each fiscal year and provide such records of information upon request by a member of the public.

SB 362 requires Kansas state officers - including the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, and insurance commissioner - to maintain detailed records of all state-paid or reimbursed travel locations and expenses for each fiscal year. These records must be made available to the public upon request, overriding any existing laws that might restrict disclosure of such information. The bill directly affects state officers' offices by mandating transparent record-keeping and public access to travel spending data. It focuses on concrete policy changes: standardized documentation and immediate public access, without altering travel policies or budgets.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Apr 10, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics; Referred to Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics
upper
Jan 23, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Photo of Tim Shallenburger
Tim Shallenburger
RRepublican
KS
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