Enacting the by-right housing development act to provide a streamlined permit approval process for by-right housing developments, allowing third-party review of new residential construction development documents and inspection of improvements, requiring political subdivisions to allow certain building provisions for certain single-family residences of a certain size, excluding owner initiated rezoning to a single-family residential district from protest petition provisions and providing for all land within the corporate limits of a city that is zoned for any type of residential use to be considered zoned for single-family residential use.
State of KansasKansas- Status
- Passed
- Signed or otherwise enacted
- Status date
- Apr 9, 2026
- 217 days ago
- Current chamber
- Senate
- Session
- 2025-2026 Regular Session
KS SB 418 · PassedApr 9
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Bill details
- Last action
- Senate Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 · Apr 9, 2026
Sponsors
TRTJ RoseSenator · Republican · SD-035Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
TMTy MastersonSenator · Republican · SD-016
Bill history
Newest first.
Apr 9, 2026Senate Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 7, 2026Senate
Apr 9, 2026Senate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026Senate
Mar 27, 2026Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 35 Nay: 4Senate
Mar 26, 2026House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 117 Nay: 5House
Mar 26, 2026House Conference committee report now availableHouse
Mar 23, 2026House Motion to accede adopted; Representative Tarwater, Representative Ward and Representative Sawyer Clayton appointed as confereesHouse
Mar 23, 2026Senate Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Alley , Senator Owens and Senator Faust Goudeau as confereesSenate
Mar 18, 2026House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 97 Nay: 27House
Show 16 earlier actions
Mar 18, 2026House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amendedHouse
Mar 18, 2026House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Hoheisel was adoptedHouse
Mar 18, 2026House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative HoheiselHouse
Mar 18, 2026House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adoptedHouse
Mar 11, 2026House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic DevelopmentHouse
Mar 4, 2026House Hearing: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 346-SHouse
Feb 24, 2026House Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic DevelopmentHouse
Feb 24, 2026House Received and IntroducedHouse
Feb 18, 2026Senate Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 35 Nay: 5Senate
Feb 17, 2026Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amendedSenate
Feb 17, 2026Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adoptedSenate
Feb 16, 2026Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on CommerceSenate
Feb 3, 2026Senate Hearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 159-SSenate
Feb 3, 2026Senate Hearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 159-SSenate
Jan 29, 2026Senate Referred to Committee on CommerceSenate
Jan 28, 2026Senate IntroducedSenate
Recorded votes
Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 35 Nay: 5Feb 18, 2026 · Senate · 35 yea · 5 nayPassedPassed
House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 97 Nay: 27Mar 18, 2026 · House · 97 yea · 27 nayPassedPassed
House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 117 Nay: 5Mar 26, 2026 · House · 117 yea · 5 nayPassedPassed
Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 35 Nay: 4Mar 27, 2026 · Senate · 35 yea · 4 nayPassedPassed
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