Bill Commons

KS HB 2477

enacted

Requiring the Kansas department of agriculture to publish a map on the department's official website that shows the location of all applied for diversions of water, including requested changes in the point of diversion by more than 300 feet, and expanding the current individual notice requirement to apply to all landowners that are within half a mile of such applied for diversions or changes.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did KS HB 2477 pass?

Yes. KS HB 2477 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Approved by Governor on Friday, March 20, 2026

What is KS HB 2477 about?

KS HB 2477 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Requiring the Kansas department of agriculture to publish a map on the department's official website that shows the location of all applied for diversions of water, including requested changes in the point of diversion by more than 300 feet, and expanding the current individual notice requirement to apply to all landowners that are within half a mile of such applied for diversions or changes.”.

Who sponsors KS HB 2477?

Committee on Water is the primary sponsor of KS HB 2477.

Introduced
2026-01-20
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Approved by Governor on Friday, March 20, 2026
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Waterprimary

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-03-23

    Approved by Governor on Friday, March 20, 2026

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  2. 2026-03-13

    Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 13, 2026

  3. 2026-03-09

    Consent Calendar Passed

  4. 2026-03-04

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-02-19

    Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-02-18

    Final Action - Passed; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1

    passage

  7. 2026-02-18

    Received and Introduced

    introduction

  8. 2026-02-17

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed

    passage

  9. 2026-02-05

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Water

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-01-20

    Introduced

    introduction

  11. 2026-01-20

    Referred to House Committee on Water

    referral-committee

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Official source

https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2477/

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