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SB 418

AN ACT concerning housing; relating to new housing development; enacting the by-right housing development act providing a streamlined permit approval process for by-right housing developments; allowing for 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; 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; amending K.S.A. 12-757 and 12-758 and repealing the existing sections.

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Senate - Final Action - Passed as amended; - 02/18/2026

On roll call the vote was:

Yea - (35):

Alley, Argabright, Billinger, Blasi, Blew, Bowers, Bowser, Claeys, Corson, Dietrich, Erickson, Fagg, Faust Goudeau, Gossage, Haley, Hill, Klemp, Kloos, Masterson, Miller, Murphy, Owens, Peck, Petersen, Pettey, Rose, Ryckman, Shallenburger, Shane, Starnes, Thomas, Thompson, Titus, Tyson, Warren,

Nay - (5):

Clifford, Francisco, Holscher, Schmidt, Sykes,

Present and Passing - (0):

Absent and Not Voting - (0):

Not Voting - (0):