# Kansas HB 2114: Substitute for HB 2114 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Clarifying which structures shall be considered water obstructions and not a dam, increasing application fees for a permit to construct, modify or add to a dam, requiring post-construction permit fees and requiring any licensed professional engineer who conducts inspections required by the act to be approved by the chief engineer or a certified intern engineer who is under the supervision of a licensed professional engineer. Kansas HB 2114, Substitute for HB 2114 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Clarifying which structures shall be considered water obstructions and not a dam, increasing application fees for a permit to construct, modify or add to a dam, requiring post-construction permit fees and requiring any licensed professional engineer who conducts inspections required by the act to be approved by the chief engineer or a certified intern engineer who is under the supervision of a licensed professional engineer., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Water; status signed, last action 2026-04-09 (Engrossed on Wednesday, April 1, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2114-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2114 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Substitute for HB 2114 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Clarifying which structures shall be considered water obstructions and not a dam, increasing application fees for a permit to construct, modify or add to a dam, requiring post-construction permit fees and requiring any licensed professional engineer who conducts inspections required by the act to be approved by the chief engineer or a certified intern engineer who is under the supervision of a licensed professional engineer. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-28 - Last action: 2026-04-09, Engrossed on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 - Sponsor: Committee on Water - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: senate committee on agriculture and natural resources, house committee on agriculture and natural resources, house committee on water - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (582 yes, 50 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Lower inspection charges for dam owners: benefit, low. The law lowers inspection fees to $1,000 for fee classes 1 and 2, $2,000 for class 3, and $3,000 for class 4. This fee schedule does not apply when owners choose to arrange and pay for their own authorized inspection. Owners also avoid charges for added inspections when a higher hazard rating resul… - Public access to dam flood maps: benefit, low. The chief engineer must prominently post each permitted dam’s flood map on the Kansas Department of Agriculture website. Copies go to the local zoning authority, or the county clerk where no zoning authority exists. Preparing or updating maps not already provided to the chief engineer is required o… - Some structures no longer count as dams: benefit, low. The law treats several structures as water obstructions rather than dams. These include government dry-detention road fills, low-head dams below the lowest stream bank, and approved confined-feeding wastewater storage. Some hazard class A structures also qualify if they are under 30 feet high and s… - Land transfers require dam flood notices: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, owners must file a notice when selling, subdividing, or otherwise transferring flood-zone land separately from a dam. The dam must be under the chief engineer’s authority. Owners must file with the register of deeds in every county containing an affected parcel, using requir… - Higher permit costs for water projects: cost, low. Dam permit application fees are $250 for nonexempt hazard class A dams, $500 for class B, and $1,000 for class C. The class A fee rises from $200. A modification includes changes to size or water-flow features that the chief engineer identifies in structures or channels under state authority. Permi… - Civil fines expand, criminal penalties narrow: mixed, low. Water-structure violations can bring civil fines of $100 to $1,000 per violation, in addition to other penalties. The chief engineer must impose a fine through a written order. For continuing violations, each notice counts separately if corrective action has not begun within seven days after receip… - Dam inspections require qualified engineers and notice: mixed, low. Safety inspections follow hazard ratings: class C every 3 years, class B every 5, and nonexempt class A every 10. The law removes the prior exception allowing different intervals for classes B and C. Inspections require the chief engineer, an approved licensed engineer, or a certified intern superv… - Some dam inspection duties are eased: mixed, low. An owner can avoid required safety inspections by submitting a flood map showing failure affects only the owner’s property or fixtures. A watershed district and chief engineer can agree on limited inspections instead of a qualifying class A dam’s 10-year inspection. The law also ends the required s… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Water - Cosponsor: Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 39 Nay: 1 | pass | 39 | 1 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 103 Nay: 13 | pass | 103 | 13 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 39 Nay: 0 | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 110 Nay: 11 | pass | 110 | 11 | | | 2026-03-27 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 110 | 11 | | | 2026-03-26 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 39 | 1 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed | pass | 103 | 13 | | ## Actions (27) - 2026-04-09: Engrossed on Wednesday, April 1, 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 110, Nay 11, 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 39, Nay 0, Absent 1 (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Virgil Peck, Sen. Larry Alley and Sen. Marci Francisco appointed as conferees (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Ken Rahjes, Rep. Lance W. Neelly and Rep. Linda Featherston (House) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Scott Hill (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Scott Hill was adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 39, Nay 1 (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed (House) - 2026-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed (House) - 2026-02-19: Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted (House) - 2026-02-19: Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 103, Nay 13, Absent 9 (House) - 2026-02-16: Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (House) - 2025-02-14: Hearing: Friday, February 14, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 112-N (House) - 2025-02-13: Hearing: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 112-N — CANCELED (House) - 2025-01-29: Withdrawn from House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources; Referred to House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (House) - 2025-01-28: Introduced (House) - 2025-01-28: Referred to House Committee on Water (House) ## Bill text - As Amended by Senate Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2114/hb2114_02_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2114/hb2114_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2114/hb2114_enrolled.pdf) - Sub: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2114/hb2114_01_0000.pdf) - {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2114_03_0000.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. 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(failed) ## Sources - [As Amended by Senate Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2114/hb2114_02_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2114/hb2114_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2114/hb2114_enrolled.pdf) - [Sub (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2114/hb2114_01_0000.pdf) - [{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2114_03_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 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts rece…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2036-2025-2026) - [Kansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas/bills) - [Kansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2114-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).