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IntroducedJan 28, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Became LawApr 09, 2026
Kansas House Bill
Substitute for HB 2114 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Clarifying which structures shall be considered water obstructions and not a dam, increasing application fees for a permit to construct, modify or add to a dam, requiring preconstruction permit fees and requiring any licensed professional engineer who conducts inspections required by the act to be approved by the chief engineer or a certified intern engineer who is under the supervision of a licensed professional engineer.
Summary
Comments on HB 2114
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resourcessponsor
- Committee on WaterOriginal Sponsor
Votes
YES: 103
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Carr
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Humphries
- James
- Kessler
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schreiber
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 13
YES: 110
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Carr
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Essex
- Estes
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schreiber
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Winn
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Wednesday, April 1, 2026
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
- Mar 27, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 110 Nay: 11
- Mar 26, 2026 | Senate
- Senator Bowser is appointed to replace Senator Alley on the Conference Committee
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 39 Nay: 0
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Senator Peck, Senator Alley and Senator Francisco appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Rahjes , Representative Neelly and Representative Featherston as conferees
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Hill
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Hill was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 39 Nay: 1
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
- Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed
- Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 103 Nay: 13
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Feb 14, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Friday, February 14, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 112-N
- Feb 13, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 112-N - CANCELED
- Jan 29, 2025 | House
- Withdrawn from Committee on Water; Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Jan 28, 2025 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Water
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- Sub - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary Note
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Thu, Mar 26, 2026PDF
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Tamara Lawrence, Senior Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (HB2114)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Earl Lewis, Chief Engineer, KDA (HB2114 - Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Earl Lewis, Chief Engineer, KDA (HB2114 - Dam Safety Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Keith Grimm, Owner, MWI LLC (HB2114 - Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Travis Lowe, Lobbyist, Kansas Society of Professional Engineers (HB2114 - Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Aaron Popelka, VP of Legal and Governmental Affairs, Kansas Livestock Association (HB2114 - Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Sarah Diamond, Executive Director, State Association of Kansas Watersheds (HB2114 - Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Justin Cobb, Assistant Director of Regulatory Affairs, Kansas Farm Bureau (HB2114 - Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Sandy Koontz, Watershed District Manager, Butler Conservation District (HB2114 - Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fri, Mar 13, 2026: Testimony by Jeremiah Hobbs, Wet Walnut Creek WJD #58 Manager, Wet Walnut Creek Watershed (HB2114 - Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Revisor Kyle Hamilton, Office of Revisor of Statutes (HB 2114, Amendment)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Earl Lewis, Chief Engineer, Division of Water Resources, Kansas Department of Agriculture (HB 2114, Amendment Summary)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Lori C. Spragens, Executive Director, Association of State Dam Safety Officials (HB 2114, Letter of Support)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fri, Feb 14, 2025: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fri, Feb 14, 2025: Testimony by Kyle Hamilton, Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes (HB2114, Fiscal Note)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fri, Feb 14, 2025: Testimony by Lori C. Spragens, Association of State Dam Safety Officials (HB2114, Proponent, Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fri, Feb 14, 2025: Testimony by Wendi Stark, Legislative Liason, The League of Kansas Municipalities (HB2114, Neutral, Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fri, Feb 14, 2025: Testimony by Travis Lowe, CAE, Kansas Society of Professional Engineers (HB2114, Neutral, Oral)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fri, Feb 14, 2025: Testimony by Kent Askren, Kansas Farm Bureau (HB2114, Neutral, Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fri, Feb 14, 2025: Testimony by Kelsey Olson, Deputy Secretary, Kansas Department of Agriculture (HB2114, Proponent, Oral)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fri, Feb 14, 2025: Testimony by Aaron M. Popelka, Kansas Livestock Association (HB2114, Opponent, Oral)
- Conference Committee Report
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
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