Providing exceptions to the automatic termination of candidate campaign accounts.
HB 2450 modifies Kansas campaign finance rules by preventing automatic termination of a candidate's campaign account under specific conditions. It allows accounts holding at least $1,000 in funds or carrying at least $1,000 in debt to remain active, instead of requiring termination 90 days after a candidate loses or declines to run again. This directly affects campaign treasurers managing accounts for defeated or non-candidate officeholders who meet the financial threshold. The bill amends existing law (K.S.A. 25-4190) to create this exception, avoiding forced liquidation of accounts with minimal residual balances or obligations. It does not change the general 90-day termination deadline but provides a practical exemption for small accounts.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2026
Last action Feb 19, 2026
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As Introduced
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As Amended by House Committee on Elections
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MODERATE
The bill was amended to expand its scope by adding new rules for allocating campaign contributions between primary and general elections, while also correcting several technical errors in the section numbering and statutory references found in the original version.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include new provisions regarding the timing and allocation of campaign funds, whereas the original version only addressed the termination of campaign accounts.
FISCAL
New provisions were added to specify how campaign contributions and expenditures are allocated between primary and general elections based on specific dates.
TECHNICAL
The act title was updated to reflect the new allocation rules and to include K.S.A. 25-4149 as an amended statute.
Section numbering errors were corrected, including the removal of duplicate 'Section 1' labels and the fix of a typo where 'Sec. 2' was written as 'Sec. 2. 3.'.
The repeal section was corrected to properly list both K.S.A. 25-4149 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 25-4190 instead of only the latter.
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Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Elections
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Elections
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Jan 15, 2026
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Introduced
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