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.
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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.
{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}
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.
As Amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
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.
As Amended by Senate Committee on Commerce
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.
As Introduced
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.
Amendments, Committee Reports, & Conference Committee Reports
Conference Committee Reports 1
Committee Reports 2
Legislative History
Testimony & Minutes
Senate · Committee on Commerce 33
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Presenter | Organization | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 8 SB 418 pro woodward | — | att 8 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 9 SB 418 pro writ Masterson | — | att 9 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 10 SB 418 Smith KMHA | — | att 10 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 11 SB 418 writ pro Ks Chamber | — | att 11 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 12 SB 418 neu Overland Park | — | att 12 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 13 SB 418 neu writ kilken | — | att 13 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 14 SB 418 neu writ UCS | — | att 14 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 1 SB 418 pro Sen Rose | — | att 1 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 2 SB 418 Bill Brief | — | att 2 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 3 SB 418 pro PLF | — | att 3 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 4 SB 418 pro hooper | — | att 4 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 5 SB 418 AFP | — | att 5 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 1 SB 418 pro Sen Rose | — | att 1 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 2 SB 418 Bill Brief | — | att 2 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 3 SB 418 pro PLF | — | att 3 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 4 SB 418 pro hooper | — | att 4 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 5 SB 418 AFP | — | att 5 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 5 SB 418 pro AFP Tanner | — | att 5 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 6 SB 418 pro WAH | — | att 6 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 7 SB 418 pro KBIA | — | att 7 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 15 SB 418 opp eberline | — | att 15 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 16 SB 418 opp stanley | — | att 16 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 17 SB 418 opp writ Maize | — | att 17 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 18 SB 418 opp writ frazier | — | att 18 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 19 SB 418 opp writ Wichita | — | att 19 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 20 SB 418 opp writ Derby | — | att 20 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 21 SB 418 opp writ topeka | — | att 21 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 22 SB 418 opp writ SKC | — | att 22 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 23 SB 418 opp writ Johnson County | — | att 23 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 24 SB 418 opp writ KCC | — | att 24 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 25 SB 418 opp writ KSAWA | — | att 25 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 26 SB 418 opp writ El Dorado | — | att 26 | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | View | att 27 SB 418 opp writ benage | — | att 27 |
House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development 35
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Presenter | Organization | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Anna Krstulic | Mission Hills | Oral Opp | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Eric Stafford | VP, Govt. Affairs, Kansas Chamber | WO Pro | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Samuel Hooper | Institute for Justice | Oral Pro | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Paul Kramer | City of Shawnee | WO Pro | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Nima Mossallah | Private Citizen | WO Pro | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Spencer Duncan | League of KS Muncipalities | Oral Opp | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Jack Messer | City of Overland Park | Oral Pro | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Michael Flickinger | Johnson County Building Officials | WO Opp | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Kyle Fiedler | Valley Center | WO Opp | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Rev. Dr. Kevass Harding | Hope Community Development Corporation | WO Pro | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Samuel Carter | Private Citizen | WO Pro | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Martha Smith | Manufactured Housing Association | WO Pro | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Taylor Walker | Goldwater Institute | WO Pro | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Justin Ducey | Fire Marshalls Assoc. of KS | WO Opp | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Dan Warner | City of Topeka | Oral Pro | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Representative Nick Hoheisel | Legislature | Oral Pro | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Josh White | American Planning Assn. | WO Opp | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Stuart J. Little | Prarie Village, Mission, Merriam, Roeland Park & Westwood Hills | WO Opp | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Adan Grimaldo | Private Citizen | WO Pro | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Patricia A. Bennentt | City of Leawood | WO Pro | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Sean Miller | KS Building Industry Assoc. | WO Pro | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Senator TJ Rose | Legislature | Oral Pro | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Will Ruder | Home Builders Assoc. of KC | Oral Neu | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Megan Lynn | AARP Kansas | WO Pro | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Katie Killen | Habitat for Humanity | WO Neu | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Danielle Burke | Southwest Kansas Coalition | WO Opp | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Jim Manley | Pacific Legal Foundation | Oral Pro | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Tanner Tempel | Americans for Prosperity | Oral Pro | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Amanda Stanley | City of Olatha | Oral Neu | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Jim Benage | City of Bel Aire | WO Opp | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Joe Woodward | Private Citizen | WO Pro | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Darren Beckham | Kansas REALTORS | WO Pro | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Curtis W, Deines | Building Officials of KS | WO Opp | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Kristy Baughman | Ex Dir, United Community servics of Johnson County | WO Neu | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | View | Andrew Wiens | Wichita Affordable Housing | Oral Pro |