Bill Sponsor
Kansas Senate Bill 418
Session 2025-2026
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.
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Mar 27, 2026
Sponsors
First Action
Jan 28, 2026
Latest Action
Apr 9, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
418
State
Kansas
Session
2025-2026
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
04/09/2026
Senate
Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026
03/27/2026
Senate
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 35 Nay: 4
03/26/2026
House
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 117 Nay: 5
03/26/2026
House
Conference committee report now available
03/23/2026
House
Motion to accede adopted; Representative Tarwater, Representative Ward and Representative Sawyer Clayton appointed as conferees
03/23/2026
Senate
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
03/18/2026
House
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 97 Nay: 27
03/18/2026
House
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
03/18/2026
House
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Hoheisel was adopted
03/18/2026
House
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Hoheisel
03/18/2026
House
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
03/18/2026
House
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
03/11/2026
House
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
02/25/2026
House
Hearing: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 346-S
02/25/2026
House
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
02/24/2026
House
Received and Introduced
02/18/2026
Senate
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 35 Nay: 5
02/17/2026
Senate
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
02/17/2026
Senate
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
02/17/2026
Senate
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
02/16/2026
Senate
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce
02/02/2026
Senate
Hearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 159-S
01/29/2026
Senate
Hearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 159-S
01/29/2026
Senate
Referred to Committee on Commerce
01/28/2026
Senate
Introduced