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KS HB2427
Bill
Status
3/4/2026
Primary Sponsor
Appropriations
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AI Summary
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Establishes a fiscal integrity auditor position appointed by the legislative coordinating council, serving in the unclassified service with compensation and travel expenses set by the council; removal requires a vote of five council members.
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Grants the auditor unlimited access to all state fiscal technology systems including SHARP (payroll) and SMART (accounting), plus all books, accounts, records, and documents concerning fiscal matters from any state agency.
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Primary duties include identifying waste, fraud, mismanagement, and abuse; verifying expenditures align with legislative intent; finding duplicative services and unauthorized spending; and collaborating with the Office of Inspector General.
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Requires annual summaries to the Speaker of the House and Senate President analyzing problematic expenditures, off-budget spending, transparency recommendations, and potential budget savings.
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Mandates annual audit reports to the legislative budget committee, House Appropriations, Senate Ways and Means, and House budget committees.
Legislative Description
Substitute for HB 2427 by Committee on Appropriations - Establishing the positions of the senate fiscal integrity auditor appointed by the president of the senate and the house of representatives fiscal integrity auditor appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, providing for the duties of such fiscal integrity auditors including access to the state fiscal technology systems and software and reports and recommendations to certain legislative committees.
Last Action
Senate Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
3/4/2026