# Kansas HB 2462: Requiring the secretary of health and environment to adopt rules and regulations that allow for the direct and indirect potable reuse of treated wastewater, providing additional requirements for applications to the water technical assistance fund and the water projects grant fund and extending the current expiration date of such funds. Kansas HB 2462, Requiring the secretary of health and environment to adopt rules and regulations that allow for the direct and indirect potable reuse of treated wastewater, providing additional requirements for applications to the water technical assistance fund and the water projects grant fund and extending the current expiration date of such funds., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Water; status signed, last action 2026-04-09 (Reengrossed on Tuesday, March 31, 2026) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2462-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2462 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Requiring the secretary of health and environment to adopt rules and regulations that allow for the direct and indirect potable reuse of treated wastewater, providing additional requirements for applications to the water technical assistance fund and the water projects grant fund and extending the current expiration date of such funds. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-15 - Last action: 2026-04-09, Reengrossed on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - Sponsor: Committee on Water - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on agriculture and natural resources, house committee on water - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (646 yes, 8 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 Water ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 121 Nay: 3 | pass | 121 | 3 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 39 Nay: 0 | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 123 Nay: 1 | pass | 123 | 1 | | | 2026-03-27 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 121 | 3 | | | 2026-03-26 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 123 | 1 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-04-09: Reengrossed on Tuesday, March 31, 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 121, Nay 3, Absent 1 (House) - 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) - 2026-03-24: Sen. Craig Bowser is appointed to replace Sen. Larry Alley on the Conference Committee (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Jim Minnix, Rep. Gary White and Rep. Lindsay Vaughn (House) - 2026-03-19: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Hearing: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 8:30 AM — Room 144-S (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Engrossed on Thursday, February 19, 2026 (House) - 2026-02-24: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 123, Nay 1, Absent 1 (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Barb Wasinger (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Barb Wasinger was adopted (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House) - 2026-01-29: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Water (House) - 2026-01-22: Hearing: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 9:00 AM — Room 218-N (House) - 2026-01-15: Introduced (House) - 2026-01-15: 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/hb2462_02_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2462/hb2462_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2462/hb2462_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_2462/hb2462_01_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. (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 Amended by Senate Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2462_02_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2462/hb2462_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2462/hb2462_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_2462/hb2462_01_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) - [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-HB2462-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).