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IntroducedJan 28, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 18, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 18, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas Senate Bill
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 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 to be considered zoned for single-family residential use.
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 18, 2026: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 97 Nay: 27
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 418
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 97
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Osman
- Pickert
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 27
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Hoheisel
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Hoheisel was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 97 Nay: 27
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Mar 04, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 346-S
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 35 Nay: 5
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 16, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce
- Feb 03, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 159-S
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 159-S
- Jan 29, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Commerce
- Jan 28, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary Note
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mon, Mar 9, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mon, Mar 9, 2026: Testimony by Amendment, Legislature (WO)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Andrew Wiens, Wichita Affordable Housing (Oral Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Kristy Baughman, Ex Dir, United Community servics of Johnson County (WO Neu)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Curtis W, Deines, Building Officials of KS (WO Opp)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Darren Beckham, Kansas REALTORS (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Joe Woodward, Private Citizen (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Jim Benage, City of Bel Aire (WO Opp)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Amanda Stanley, City of Olatha (Oral Neu)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Tanner Tempel, Americans for Prosperity (Oral Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Jim Manley, Pacific Legal Foundation (Oral Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Danielle Burke, Southwest Kansas Coalition (WO Opp)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Katie Killen, Habitat for Humanity (WO Neu)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Megan Lynn, AARP Kansas (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Will Ruder, Home Builders Assoc. of KC (Oral Neu)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Senator TJ Rose, Legislature (Oral Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Sean Miller, KS Building Industry Assoc. (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Patricia A. Bennentt, City of Leawood (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Adan Grimaldo, Private Citizen (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Stuart J. Little, Prarie Village, Mission, Merriam, Roeland Park & Westwood Hills (WO Opp)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Josh White, American Planning Assn. (WO Opp)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Representative Nick Hoheisel, Legislature (Oral Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Dan Warner, City of Topeka (Oral Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Justin Ducey, Fire Marshalls Assoc. of KS (WO Opp)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Taylor Walker, Goldwater Institute (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Martha Smith, Manufactured Housing Association (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Samuel Carter, Private Citizen (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Rev. Dr. Kevass Harding, Hope Community Development Corporation (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Kyle Fiedler, Valley Center (WO Opp)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Michael Flickinger, Johnson County Building Officials (WO Opp)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Jack Messer, City of Overland Park (Oral Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Spencer Duncan, League of KS Muncipalities (Oral Opp)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Nima Mossallah, Private Citizen (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Paul Kramer, City of Shawnee (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Samuel Hooper, Institute for Justice (Oral Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Eric Stafford, VP, Govt. Affairs, Kansas Chamber (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Anna Krstulic, Mission Hills (Oral Opp)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce
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