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.

Looking ahead

No hearings or votes scheduled.

History

1. 2026
   1. Apr 9Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026To Governor
   2. Apr 9Approved by Governor Laura Kelly on Tuesday, April 7, 2026Became Law
   3. Mar 27Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 35, Nay 4, Absent 1
      • Vote recorded Adopt CCR. Result: pass.Upper
   4. Mar 26Conference committee report now available
      • Vote recorded Conference Committee Report was adopted. Result: pass.Lower
   5. Mar 26Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 117, Nay 5, Absent 3
   6. Mar 23Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Larry Alley, Sen. Stephen Owens and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau
   7. Mar 23Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Jill Ward and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton appointed as conferees
   8. Mar 18Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adoptedMajor
      • Vote recorded Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended. Result: pass.Lower
   9. Mar 18Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Nick Hoheisel
   10. Mar 18Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Nick Hoheisel was adoptedMajor
   11. Mar 18Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amendedMajor
   12. Mar 18Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
   13. Mar 18Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 97, Nay 27, Absent 1Major
   14. Mar 11Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic DevelopmentMinor
   15. Feb 24Received and IntroducedMinor
   16. Feb 24Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic DevelopmentMinor
   17. Feb 18Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 35, Nay 5Major
       • Vote recorded Final Action Amended. Result: pass.Upper
   18. Feb 17Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adoptedPassed House
   19. Feb 17Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amendedPassed Senate
   20. Feb 16Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on CommerceMinor
   21. Jan 29Referred to Senate Committee on CommerceMinor
   22. Jan 28IntroducedIntroduced