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IntroducedJan 15, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 18, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Became LawApr 09, 2026
Kansas House Bill
Requiring the secretary of health and environment to adopt rules and regulations that allow for the direct and indirect potable reuse of treated wastewater.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 09, 2026: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2462
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Watersponsor
Votes
YES: 123
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- 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
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- 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
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 1
ABSENT: 1
YES: 121
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- 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
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- 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
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Winn
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Reengrossed on Tuesday, March 31, 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: 121 Nay: 3
- Mar 26, 2026 | Senate
- 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
- Senator Bowser is appointed to replace Senator Alley on the Conference Committee
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Minnix , Representative White and Representative Vaughn as conferees
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 8:30 AM Room 144-S
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Thursday, February 19, 2026
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 123 Nay: 1
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Wasinger
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Wasinger was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Water
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 9:00 AM Room 218-N
- Jan 15, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Water
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Thu, Mar 26, 2026PDF
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Josh Svaty, Legislative Liaison, (HB2462 - Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by William Carr, Director of the Bureau of Water, KDHE (H2462 - Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Gary Janzen, P.E. Dir. of Public Works & Utilities, City of Wichita (HB2462 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Gary Janzen, COW Reuse, City of Wichita (HB2462 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Kiel Mangus, City Manager, City of Derby (HB2642 - Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Wendi Stark, Legislative Liaison, League of Kansas Municipalities (HB2462 - Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Josh Svaty, Legislative Liaison, Kansas Municipal Utilities (HB2462 - Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Fred Jones, Water Resource Manager, City of Garden City (HB2462 - Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Tamara Lawrence, Senior Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisor (HB2463)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Tamera Lawrence, Senior Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statute (HB2114 Overview)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Gary Janzen, City Of Wichita (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by William Carr, Bureau Of Water (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Fred Jones, Kansas Water Reuse Association (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Wendi Stark, The League Of Kansas Municipalities (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Kiel Mangus, Derby Kansas (Proponent Written)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Josh Svatty, Kansas Municipal Utilities (Proponent Written)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by South West Kansas Coalition, Dodge City, Garden City,Liberal Ks (Proponent Written)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Dillion Curtis, Kansas Water Environment Association (Proponent Written)
- Conference Committee Report
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Water
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