# Kansas HB 2088: Requiring local governments to meet specified deadlines for issuing building permits and requiring the department of health and environment to issue a response to an applicant's submitted notice of intent to discharge stormwater runoff from construction activities within 45 days of submission.

Kansas HB 2088, Requiring local governments to meet specified deadlines for issuing building permits and requiring the department of health and environment to issue a response to an applicant's submitted notice of intent to discharge stormwater runoff from construction activities within 45 days of submission., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; status signed, last action 2025-04-10 (Reengrossed on Thursday, March 27, 2025) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2088
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Requiring local governments to meet specified deadlines for issuing building permits and requiring the department of health and environment to issue a response to an applicant's submitted notice of intent to discharge stormwater runoff from construction activities within 45 days of submission.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-04-10, Reengrossed on Thursday, March 27, 2025
- Sponsor: Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on commerce, house committee on commerce, house committee on local government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (390 yes, 178 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Kansas home permit applicants get decision deadlines: benefit, low. Kansas local governments must approve or deny complete single-family home building permit applications and give written notice within 60 days. Zoning board appeals are excluded. Complete applications must meet existing local requirements and applicable state and federal law, and include required co…
- Kansas construction stormwater reviews get 45-day deadline: benefit, low. The Kansas Secretary of Health and Environment must authorize, waive, or deny complete construction stormwater submissions within 45 days. This covers notices seeking coverage under the federal general stormwater discharge permit and applications for rainfall erosivity waivers. Submissions must inc…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 82 Nay: 39 | pass | 82 | 39 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 30 Nay: 10 | pass | 30 | 10 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 83 Nay: 40 | pass | 83 | 40 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Concurred with amendments in conference | pass | 83 | 40 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 30 | 10 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 82 | 39 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2025-04-10: Reengrossed on Thursday, March 27, 2025 (House)
- 2025-04-10: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025 (House)
- 2025-04-07: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-26: Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 83, Nay 40, Absent 2 (House)
- 2025-03-24: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Larry Alley, Sen. Stephen Owens and Sen. Mary Ware appointed as conferees (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Adam Turk, and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton are appointed to replace Rep. Emil Bergquist, Rep. Doug Blex, and Rep. Linda Featherston on the Conference Committee (House)
- 2025-03-20: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Emil Bergquist, Rep. Doug Blex and Rep. Linda Featherston (House)
- 2025-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 30, Nay 10 (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Commerce (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Hearing: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 159-S (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 82, Nay 39, Absent 4 (House)
- 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House)
- 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Lauren Bohi (House)
- 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Lauren Bohi was adopted (House)
- 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House)
- 2025-02-19: Engrossed on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 (House)
- 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar (House)
- 2025-02-13: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (House)
- 2025-01-30: Hearing: Thursday, January 30, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 346-S (House)
- 2025-01-27: Withdrawn from House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced (House)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to House Committee on Local Government (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2088/hb2088_01_0000.pdf)
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Commerce: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2088/hb2088_03_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2088/hb2088_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2088/hb2088_enrolled.pdf)
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2088/hb2088_02_0000.pdf)

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- 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 on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2088/hb2088_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Amended by Senate Committee on Commerce (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2088/hb2088_03_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2088/hb2088_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2088/hb2088_enrolled.pdf)
- [{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2088/hb2088_02_0000.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-HB2088-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).