# Kansas HB 2042: Authorizing the adoption of certain rules and regulations related to hazardous waste monitoring and permit application fees by the Kansas department of health and environment.

Kansas HB 2042, Authorizing the adoption of certain rules and regulations related to hazardous waste monitoring and permit application fees by the Kansas department of health and environment., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Insurance; status signed, last action 2026-04-09 (Reengrossed on Sunday, March 29, 2026) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2042
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Authorizing the adoption of certain rules and regulations related to hazardous waste monitoring and permit application fees by the Kansas department of health and environment.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2026-04-09, Reengrossed on Sunday, March 29, 2026
- Sponsor: Committee on Insurance
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on financial institutions and insurance, house committee on insurance
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (498 yes, 122 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Kansas can set hazardous-waste rules and fees: mixed, low. The law authorizes the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to adopt permanent hazardous-waste monitoring and permit application fee rules. This authority covers K.A.R. 28-31-10 and 28-31-10b under the state's rulemaking law. The rules must follow the department’s economic impact statement d…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Committee on Insurance

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 38 Nay: 1 | pass | 38 | 1 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 69 Nay: 52 | pass | 69 | 52 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 39 Nay: 0 | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 103 Nay: 8 | pass | 103 | 8 |   |
| 2026-03-27 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 69 | 52 |   |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 38 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-07 | House | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 103 | 8 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2026-04-09: Reengrossed on Sunday, March 29, 2026 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 69, Nay 52, Absent 4 (House)
- 2026-03-26: Sen. Craig Bowser is appointed to replace Sen. Larry Alley on the Conference Committee (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Conference committee report now available (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 38, Nay 1, Absent 1 (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Rep. Ken Rahjes, Rep. Lance W. Neelly, and Rep. Linda Featherston are appointed to replace Rep. Bill Sutton, Rep. Brian Bergkamp, and Rep. Cindy Neighbor on the Conference Committee (House)
- 2026-03-25: Sen. Virgil Peck and Sen. Larry Alley are appointed to replace Sen. Brenda Dietrich and Sen. Michael Fagg on the Conference Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Bill Sutton, Rep. Brian Bergkamp and Rep. Cindy Neighbor (House)
- 2025-03-17: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Brenda Dietrich, Sen. Michael Fagg and Sen. Marci Francisco appointed as conferees (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing: Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 9:30 AM — Room 546-S (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Engrossed on Friday, February 7, 2025 (House)
- 2025-02-10: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House)
- 2025-02-07: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House)
- 2025-02-07: Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted (House)
- 2025-02-07: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 103, Nay 8, Absent 14 (House)
- 2025-01-30: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Insurance (House)
- 2025-01-27: Hearing: Monday, January 27, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 218-N (House)
- 2025-01-21: Introduced (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to House Committee on Insurance (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended by House Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2042/hb2042_01_0000.pdf)
- As Amended by Senate Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2042_02_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2042/hb2042_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2042/hb2042_enrolled.pdf)

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- SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed)
- SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed)
- SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed)
- HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed)
- HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law)
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## Sources
- [As Amended by House Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2042/hb2042_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Amended by Senate Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2042_02_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2042/hb2042_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2042/hb2042_enrolled.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026)
- [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026)
- [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026)
- [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026)
- [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026)
- [HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2042-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).