Hearing: on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Bills heard
| Number | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SB 418 | 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 certain 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 that is zoned for any type of residential use to be considered zoned for single-family residential use. | Senate action |
Testimony
Proponent (21)
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Eric Stafford
— VP, Govt. Affairs, Kansas Chamber
WO Pro
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Samuel Hooper
— Institute for Justice
Oral Pro
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Paul Kramer
— City of Shawnee
WO Pro
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Nima Mossallah
— Private Citizen
WO Pro
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Jack Messer
— City of Overland Park
Oral Pro
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Rev. Dr. Kevass Harding
— Hope Community Development Corporation
WO Pro
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Samuel Carter
— Private Citizen
WO Pro
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Martha Smith
— Manufactured Housing Association
WO Pro
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Taylor Walker
— Goldwater Institute
WO Pro
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Dan Warner
— City of Topeka
Oral Pro
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Representative Nick Hoheisel
— Legislature
Oral Pro
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Adan Grimaldo
— Private Citizen
WO Pro
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Patricia A. Bennentt
— City of Leawood
WO Pro
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Sean Miller
— KS Building Industry Assoc.
WO Pro
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Senator TJ Rose
— Legislature
Oral Pro
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Megan Lynn
— AARP Kansas
WO Pro
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Jim Manley
— Pacific Legal Foundation
Oral Pro
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Tanner Tempel
— Americans for Prosperity
Oral Pro
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Joe Woodward
— Private Citizen
WO Pro
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Darren Beckham
— Kansas REALTORS
WO Pro
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Andrew Wiens
— Wichita Affordable Housing
Oral Pro
Opponent (10)
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Anna Krstulic
— Mission Hills
Oral Opp
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Spencer Duncan
— League of KS Muncipalities
Oral Opp
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Michael Flickinger
— Johnson County Building Officials
WO Opp
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Kyle Fiedler
— Valley Center
WO Opp
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Justin Ducey
— Fire Marshalls Assoc. of KS
WO Opp
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Josh White
— American Planning Assn.
WO Opp
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Stuart J. Little
— Prarie Village, Mission, Merriam, Roeland Park & Westwood Hills
WO Opp
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Danielle Burke
— Southwest Kansas Coalition
WO Opp
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Jim Benage
— City of Bel Aire
WO Opp
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Curtis W, Deines
— Building Officials of KS
WO Opp
Unspecified (4)
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Will Ruder
— Home Builders Assoc. of KC
Oral Neu
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Katie Killen
— Habitat for Humanity
WO Neu
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Amanda Stanley
— City of Olatha
Oral Neu
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Kristy Baughman
— Ex Dir, United Community servics of Johnson County
WO Neu