# Kansas HB 2085: Extending the expiration of permits issued under the water pollution control permit system from five to 10 years.

Kansas HB 2085, Extending the expiration of permits issued under the water pollution control permit system from five to 10 years., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Water; status signed, last action 2025-03-26 (Approved by Governor on Wednesday, March 26, 2025) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2085
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Extending the expiration of permits issued under the water pollution control permit system from five to 10 years.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-03-26, Approved by Governor on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Sponsor: Committee on Water
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on agriculture and natural resources, house committee on water
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (286 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Kansas water pollution permits last longer: benefit, low. Kansas water pollution permits that carry a fee now last 10 years after issuance instead of five. The Secretary of Health and Environment can issue shorter permits only when there is valid cause. The longer term reduces how often affected permit holders need to renew.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Committee on Water

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 123 Nay: 0 | pass | 123 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Emergency Final Action - Passed | pass | 123 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-03-26: Approved by Governor on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-21: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 21, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-18: Consent Calendar Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Hearing: Thursday, March 13, 2025, 8:30 AM — Room 144-S (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Hearing: Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 8:30 AM — Room 144-S (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (House)
- 2025-02-11: Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted (House)
- 2025-02-11: Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 123, Nay 0, Absent 2 (House)
- 2025-02-11: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Water (House)
- 2025-01-30: Hearing: Thursday, January 30, 2025, 9:00 AM — Room 218-N (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced (House)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to House Committee on Water (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2085/hb2085_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2085/hb2085_enrolled.pdf)

## Related bills

- 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)
- HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferability of credentials earned through ACT workkeys career readiness assessments to… (failed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2085/hb2085_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2085/hb2085_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-HB2085-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).