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IntroducedFeb 02, 2023
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Passed HouseFeb 23, 2023
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Passed SenateMar 29, 2023
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Signed into LawApr 24, 2023
Requiring groundwater management districts to submit annual written reports to the legislature and to provide water conservation and stabilization action plans to the chief engineer.
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House • Apr 24, 2023: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 20, 2023
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 2279
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Watersponsor
Votes
YES: 116
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barth
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blew
- Blex
- Bloom
- Borjon
- Boyd
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B.
- W.
- Carr
- Clifford
- Collins
- Concannon
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Dodson
- Donohoe
- Droge
- Ellis
- Eplee
- Essex
- Estes
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Haswood
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Highberger
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Hougland
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Humphries
- Johnson
- Landwehr
- Lewis
- Martinez
- Mason
- Maughan
- Melton
- Meyer
- D.
- S.
- V.
- Minnix
- Moser
- Murphy
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Owens
- Patton
- Penn
- Pickert
- Poskin
- Probst
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Resman
- Robinson
- Roth
- L.
- Sanders
- Sawyer
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Seiwert
- A.
- C.
- E.
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Tarwater
- Thomas
- Thompson
- Titus
- Turk
- Turner
- Underhill
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- K.
- Winn
- Woodard
- Xu
- Younger
YES: 116
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barth
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blew
- Blex
- Bloom
- Borjon
- Boyd
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B.
- W.
- Carr
- Clifford
- Collins
- Concannon
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Dodson
- Donohoe
- Droge
- Ellis
- Eplee
- Essex
- Estes
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Haswood
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Highberger
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Hougland
- Houser
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Humphries
- Johnson
- Kessler
- Landwehr
- Lewis
- Martinez
- Mason
- Maughan
- Melton
- Meyer
- D.
- S.
- V.
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Owens
- Patton
- Penn
- Pickert
- Poskin
- Probst
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Resman
- Robinson
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sawyer
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- A.
- C.
- E.
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Tarwater
- Thomas
- Thompson
- Titus
- Turk
- Turner
- Underhill
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- K.
- L.
- Winn
- Woodard
- Xu
- Younger
ABSENT: 3
Actions
- Apr 24, 2023 | House
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 14, 2023
- Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 20, 2023
- Apr 05, 2023 | House
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 116 Nay: 6
- Apr 05, 2023 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 34 Nay: 6
- Apr 04, 2023 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Senator Kerschen, Senator Ryckman and Senator Ware appointed as conferees
- Apr 03, 2023 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Minnix , Representative Howerton and Representative Vaughn as conferees
- Mar 29, 2023 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 35 Nay: 5
- Mar 28, 2023 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 21, 2023 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Mar 15, 2023 | Senate
- Hearing continuation: Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 8:30 AM Room 144-S
- Mar 14, 2023 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 14, 2023, 8:30 AM Room 144-S
- Mar 02, 2023 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Mar 01, 2023 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 23, 2023 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 116 Nay: 6
- Engrossed on Thursday, February 23, 2023
- Feb 22, 2023 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 17, 2023 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Water
- Feb 09, 2023 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, February 9, 2023, 9:00 AM Room 218-N
- Feb 02, 2023 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Water
Documents
- Summary of Legislation
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- Conference Committee Report - Wed, Apr 5, 2023
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Wed, Apr 5, 2023
- House Committee on Water, Thu, Feb 9, 2023: Minutes
- House Committee on Water, Thu, Feb 9, 2023: Testimony by Aaron Popelka, Kansas Livestock Association (Prop HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Thu, Feb 9, 2023: Testimony by Tim Boese, GWD 2 (Neutral HB 2279)
- House Committee on Water, Thu, Feb 9, 2023: Testimony by Josh Roe/ Brent Rogers, Kansas Corn (Proponent HB 2279)
- House Committee on Water, Thu, Feb 9, 2023: Testimony by Shannon Keynon, GWD 4 (Proponent HB 2279)
- House Committee on Water, Thu, Feb 9, 2023: Testimony by Kent Askern, Kansas Farm Bureau (Proponent HB 2279)
- House Committee on Water, Thu, Feb 9, 2023: Testimony by David Pope, Professional Engineer (Proponent HB 2279)
- House Committee on Water, Thu, Feb 9, 2023: Testimony by Tom Jones, HY-Plains Feedyard (Proponent HB 2279)
- House Committee on Water, Thu, Feb 9, 2023: Testimony by Rex Buchanan, Retired Kansas Geological Survey (Proponent HB 2279)
- House Committee on Water, Thu, Feb 9, 2023: Testimony by Katie Durham, GWD 1 (Proponent HB 2279)
- House Committee on Water, Thu, Feb 9, 2023: Testimony by Jay Kablas, Kansas Geological Survey (Neutral HB 2279)
- House Committee on Water, Thu, Feb 9, 2023: Testimony by Mark Rude, GWD 3 (Opponent HB 2279)
- House Committee on Water, Thu, Feb 9, 2023: Testimony by Kirk Hieger, SW Kansas Irrigation Assoication (Opponent HB 2279)
- House Committee on Water, Thu, Feb 9, 2023: Testimony by Randy Stooky, Kansas Agriculture Retailers (Neutral HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Thu, Feb 9, 2023: Testimony by Tom Taylor, GMD 5 (Neutral HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Thu, Feb 9, 2023: Testimony by Dr. Les Lampe, PHD Enginering (Prop HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Thu, Feb 9, 2023: Testimony by David Barfield, Consultant (Prop HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Mon, Mar 20, 2023: Minutes
- House Committee on Water, Mon, Mar 20, 2023: Testimony by Senator Marci Francisco, Kansas State Senate (Balloon Amedment 6 HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Mon, Mar 20, 2023: Testimony by Senator Virgil Peck, Kansas State Senate (Balloon amendment HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Mon, Mar 20, 2023: Testimony by Senator Carolyn McGinn, Kansas State Senate (Balloon Amendment HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Mon, Mar 20, 2023: Testimony by Senator Marci Francisco, Kansas State Senate (balloon amendment Hb2279)
- House Committee on Water, Mon, Mar 20, 2023: Testimony by Senator Marci Francisco, Kansas State Senate (balloon amendment HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Mon, Mar 20, 2023: Testimony by Senator Carolyn McGinn, Kansas State Senate (Balloon amendment HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Thu, Mar 16, 2023: Minutes
- House Committee on Water, Thu, Mar 16, 2023: Testimony by Senator Marci Fransicso, Kansas State Senate (Balloon amendment HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Tue, Mar 14, 2023: Minutes
- House Committee on Water, Tue, Mar 14, 2023: Testimony by David Pope, former chief engineer, Kansas Department of Agriculture (Proponent HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Tue, Mar 14, 2023: Testimony by Representative James Minnix and Representative Lindsay Vaughn, Kansas House of Representatives (proponent HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Tue, Mar 14, 2023: Testimony by Tamera Lawrence, Revisor of Statutes (Memorandum HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Tue, Mar 14, 2023: Testimony by Tamera Lawrence, Revisor of Statutes (Memorandum HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Tue, Mar 14, 2023: Testimony by Jim Butler, Kansas Geological Survey (neutral HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Tue, Mar 14, 2023: Testimony by Mark Rude, Groundwater Management 3 (Neutral HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Tue, Mar 14, 2023: Testimony by Gina Gigot, Circle Land and Cattle Corp. (Proponent HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Tue, Mar 14, 2023: Testimony by Tom Jones, High Plains Feedyard (Proponent HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Tue, Mar 14, 2023: Testimony by David Barfield, Kansas Resource Water Consultant (Proponent HB 2279)
- House Committee on Water, Tue, Mar 14, 2023: Testimony by Josh Roe, Kansas Corn Growers (Proponent HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Tue, Mar 14, 2023: Testimony by Justin Cobb, Nature Conservancy (Proponent HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Tue, Mar 14, 2023: Testimony by Rex Buchanan, private citizen (Proponent HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Tue, Mar 14, 2023: Testimony by Katie Durham, Groundwater Management 1 (Proponent HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Tue, Mar 14, 2023: Testimony by Shannon Kenyon, Groundwater Management 4 (Proponent-HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Tue, Mar 14, 2023: Testimony by Kent Askren, Kansas Farm Bureau (Proponent HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Tue, Mar 14, 2023: Testimony by David Pope, private citizen (proponent HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Tue, Mar 14, 2023: Testimony by Aaron Popelka, Kansas Livestock Association (Proponent HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Tue, Mar 14, 2023: Testimony by Tim Boese, Equus Beds Groundwater Management (Proponent HB2279)
- House Committee on Water, Tue, Mar 14, 2023: Testimony by Representative James Minnix, Kansas House of Representatives (Proponent Testimony HB2279)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Water