Topeka ? Transportation Secretary Deb Miller says Kansas is in danger of losing $11 million in federal highway funds. She said Wednesday that legislators must strengthen the state’s seat belt law by June 30 to claim the one-time federal grant.

The Senate has approved the bill, but the House Transportation Committee’s chairman doesn’t plan to consider it.

The bill permits law enforcement officers to stop drivers for not wearing seat belts. Current law says officers must stop someone first for another infraction, such as speeding, before issuing a ticket for not buckling up.

House committee Chairman Gary Hayzlett, a Lakin Republican, said the federal government has long used such tactics to get states to strengthen their seat belt laws.