Committee Minutes — SB418
Wed, Mar 4, 2026
Vice Chair Ward opened the hearing on SB418.
Charles Reimer, Revisor, gave a description on the bill, no document provided.
Proponent testimony:
- Representative Nick Hoheisel(Attachment 1)
- Senator TJ Rose spoke and answered questions.(Attachment 4)
- Andrew Wiens, Wichita Affordable Housing(Attachment 3)
- Tanner Tempel, Americans for Prosperity(Attachment 4)
- Jack Messer, City of Overland Park(Attachment 5)
- Jim Manley, Pacific Legal Foundation(Attachment 6)
- Samuel Hooper, Institute for Justice(Attachment 7)
Written only proponent:
- Darren Beckham, Kansas REALTORS(Attachment 8)
- Joe Woodward, Private Citizen(Attachment 9)
- Sean Miller, Kansas Building Industry Association(Attachment 10)
- Adan Grimaldo, Private Citizen(Attachment 11)
- Megan Lynn, AARP Kansas(Attachment 12)
- Martha Smith, Kansas Manufactured Housing Association(Attachment 13)
- Taylor Walker, Goldwater Institute(Attachment 14)
- Samuel Carter, Private Citizen(Attachment 15)
- Dr. Kevass Harding, Hope Community Development Corporation(Attachment 16)
- Nima Mossallah, Private Citizen(Attachment 17)
- Eric Stafford, Kansas Chamber(Attachment 18)
Neutral:
- Will Ruder, Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City(Attachment 19)
- Amanda Stanley, City of Olathe(Attachment( 20)
Written only neutral:
- Kristy Baughman, United Community Services of Johnson County(Attachment 21)
- Katie Killen, Habitat for Humanity Kansas(Attachment 22)
Opponent:
- Dan Warner, City of Topeka(Attachment 23)
- Anna M. Krstulic, City of Mission Hills(Attachment 24)
- Spencer Duncan, League of Kansas Municipalities spoke and answered questions.(Attachment 26)
Written only opponent:
- Curtis W. Deines, Heart of America Chapter ICC, Building Officials of Kansas(Attachment 27)
- Jim Benage, City of Bel Aire(Attachment 28)
- Stewart J. Little for Prarie Village, Mission, Merriam, Roeland Park and Westwood Hills(Attachment 28)
- Josh White, Kansas Chapter of American Planning Association(Attachment 29)
- Patricia A. Bennett, City of Leawood(Attachment 30)
- Danielle Burke, Southwest Kansas Coalition(Attachment 31)
- Justin Ducey, Fire Marshals Association of Kansas(Attachment 32)
- Kyle Fiedler, Valley Center(Attachment 33)
- Michael Flickinger, Johnson County Building Officials Association(Attachment 34)
- Paul Kramer, City of Shawnee(Attachment 35)
Vice Chair Ward closed the hearing on SB418.
Meeting adjourned at 2:35.