SB 452 Kansas Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Including federal law enforcement officers in the definition of law enforcement officer that is used in certain crimes and traffic provisions and clarifying that enforcement of a federal law is covered under the tort claims act.

SB 452 amends Kansas statutes to clarify that federal law enforcement officers are included in definitions used for traffic laws, crimes like interference with law enforcement, and public building access. It ensures federal officers are subject to the same traffic regulations as state/local officers and expands the "interference with law enforcement" crime to cover federal officers. The bill also clarifies that enforcing federal laws falls under the Tort Claims Act, removing ambiguity about liability coverage for federal law enforcement actions. This is a definitional update affecting how Kansas applies its laws to federal officers, not a new policy.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2026 Last action Apr 10, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs As Amended by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs · 3 edits
MINOR
The House Committee amended the bill to clarify that federal law enforcement officers do not gain local law enforcement authority under this section. It also reorganized the text to place the definition of 'law enforcement officer' earlier and moved the statement about the bill being supplemental to the criminal code to a new subsection.
Scope change
The scope of enforcement authority was narrowed by explicitly excluding federal law enforcement officers from exercising powers granted to state officers under this specific section.
ENFORCEMENT

Added a new provision stating that nothing in the section grants law enforcement authority to federal law enforcement officers.

DEFINITION

Reordered the text so the definition of 'law enforcement officer' appears before the statement about the criminal code.

STRUCTURE

Renumbered sections to accommodate the new enforcement limitation and the reordering of definitions.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 31, Nay 7, Absent 2
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Cindy Holscher
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Marci Francisco
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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