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KS SB 418

enacted

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.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did KS SB 418 pass?

Yes. KS SB 418 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-09): Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026

What is KS SB 418 about?

KS SB 418 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “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.”.

Who sponsors KS SB 418?

Ty Masterson, TJ Rose are the primary sponsors of KS SB 418.

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-04-09 — Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ty Mastersonprimary
  • TJ Roseprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-09

    Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026

  2. 2026-04-09

    Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 7, 2026

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  3. 2026-03-27

    Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 35, Nay 4, Absent 1

  4. 2026-03-26

    Conference committee report now available

  5. 2026-03-26

    Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 117, Nay 5, Absent 3

  6. 2026-03-23

    Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Larry Alley, Sen. Stephen Owens and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau

  7. 2026-03-23

    Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Jill Ward and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton appointed as conferees

  8. 2026-03-18

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

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  9. 2026-03-18

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Nick Hoheisel

  10. 2026-03-18

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Nick Hoheisel was adopted

    passage

  11. 2026-03-18

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

    passage

  12. 2026-03-18

    Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted

  13. 2026-03-18

    Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 97, Nay 27, Absent 1

    passage

  14. 2026-03-11

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

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  15. 2026-02-24

    Received and Introduced

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  16. 2026-02-24

    Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

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  17. 2026-02-18

    Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 35, Nay 5

    passage

  18. 2026-02-17

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

    passage

  19. 2026-02-17

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

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  20. 2026-02-16

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Commerce

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2026-01-29

    Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce

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  22. 2026-01-28

    Introduced

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  • As Amended by Senate Committee on CommerceCompare
  • As Amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic DevelopmentCompare
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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/SB418/

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