# Kansas HB 2172: Senate Substitute for HB 2172 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Establishing the water program task force to evaluate the state's water program and funding for such program and requiring the task force to establish a water planning work group and submit a report the legislature and the governor.

Kansas HB 2172, Senate Substitute for HB 2172 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Establishing the water program task force to evaluate the state's water program and funding for such program and requiring the task force to establish a water planning work group and submit a report the legislature and the governor., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources; status signed, last action 2025-04-11 (Law effective April 24, 2025) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2172
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Senate Substitute for HB 2172 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Establishing the water program task force to evaluate the state's water program and funding for such program and requiring the task force to establish a water planning work group and submit a report the legislature and the governor.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-04-11, Law effective April 24, 2025
- Sponsor: Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on agriculture and natural resources, house committee on agriculture and natural resources
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (610 yes, 40 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 109 Nay: 12 | pass | 109 | 12 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 116 Nay: 8 | pass | 116 | 8 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-27 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 116 | 8 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 109 | 12 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-04-11: Law effective April 24, 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)
- 2025-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 116, Nay 8, Absent 1 (House)
- 2025-03-26: Conference committee report now available (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Ken Rahjes, Rep. Jim Minnix and Rep. Lindsay Vaughn (House)
- 2025-03-24: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Virgil Peck, Sen. Larry Alley and Sen. Mary Ware appointed as conferees (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Hearing: Thursday, March 13, 2025, 8:30 AM — Room 144-S (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Engrossed on Monday, February 24, 2025 (House)
- 2025-02-25: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 109, Nay 12, 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. Ken Rahjes (House)
- 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Ken Rahjes was adopted (House)
- 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House)
- 2025-02-18: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (House)
- 2025-02-10: Hearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 112-N (House)
- 2025-01-30: Introduced (House)
- 2025-01-30: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended by House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2172/hb2172_01_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2172/hb2172_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2172/hb2172_enrolled.pdf)
- S Sub for: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2172/hb2172_03_0000.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_2172/hb2172_02_0000.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Amended by House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2172/hb2172_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2172/hb2172_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2172/hb2172_enrolled.pdf)
- [S Sub for (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2172/hb2172_03_0000.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_2172/hb2172_02_0000.pdf)

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- [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-HB2172-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).