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IntroducedJan 12, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 10, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Clarifying county authority over the transfer or appropriation of water by placing such authority, except for domestic use, with the chief engineer and water transfer hearing panel.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 26, 2026: Hearing: Thursday, February 26, 2026, 9:30 AM Room 142-S
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2433
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 116
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Carr
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Featherston
- Francis
- 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
- Pishny
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
ABSENT: 3
Actions
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, February 26, 2026, 9:30 AM Room 142-S
- Feb 11, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed; Yea: 116 Nay: 6
- Feb 09, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Local Government
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 9:00 AM Room 281-N
- Jan 13, 2026 | House
- Withdrawn from Committee on Water; Referred to Committee on Local Government
- Jan 12, 2026 | House
- Prefiled for Introduction on Friday, January 9, 2026
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Water
Bill Texts
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Edward Hermann, HaysMed (HB2433 Proponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Janis Lee, Private Citizen (HB2433 Proponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Sarah Wasinger, The Chamber in Hays (HB2433 Proponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Doug Williams, Executive Director, Grows Hays, Inc. (HB2433 Proponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Mason Ruder, City of Hays Mayor (HB2433 Pro)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Todd Luckman, Kansas Rural Water Association (HB2433 Proponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Greg DuMars, Kansas Municipal Utilities (HB2433 Proponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Barb Wasinger, Representative - District 111 (HB2433 Proponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Jim Cross - Mayor, City of Russell (HB2433 Proponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Steven Ellis, Purefield Ingredients LLC (HB2433 Proponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Jeff Ochampaugh, Agrilead, Inc. (HB2433 - Proponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Kayla Schneider, City of Russell (HB2433 Proponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Jordan Perez, USD 407 (HB2433 Proponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Bob Rein, Kansas Natural Resource Coalition (HB2433 Opposition)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Dustin Madden, City of Russell (HB2433 Proponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Jason Williby, Fort Hays State University Foundation (HB2433 Proponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by John O. Farmer, John O. Farmer, Inc. (HB2433 Proponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Mike Parsons, Russell County Economic Development and Convention and Visitors Center (HB2433 Proponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Janae Talbott, Russell Regional Hospital (HB2433 Proponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Mark Frame, Edwards County (HB2433 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Jason Long, Revisor of Statutes (HB2433 Bill Summary)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Joseph Rupnick, Prarie Band Potawatomi Nation (HB2433 Neu)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Representative Barb Wasinger, 111th District (HB2433 Proponent)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Local Government
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