# Kansas SB 317: Providing additional requirements for applications to the water technical assistance fund and the water projects grant fund, including the requirement that applicants demonstrate the availability of a 25-year water supply, prohibiting grants for issues related to water rights that are impaired by another other water right, prioritizing applications based on various criteria and mandating annual submissions on September 15.

Kansas SB 317, Providing additional requirements for applications to the water technical assistance fund and the water projects grant fund, including the requirement that applicants demonstrate the availability of a 25-year water supply, prohibiting grants for issues related to water rights that are impaired by another other water right, prioritizing applications based on various criteria and mandating annual submissions on September 15., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources; status failed, last action 2026-03-20 (Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas SB 317
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Providing additional requirements for applications to the water technical assistance fund and the water projects grant fund, including the requirement that applicants demonstrate the availability of a 25-year water supply, prohibiting grants for issues related to water rights that are impaired by another other water right, prioritizing applications based on various criteria and mandating annual submissions on September 15.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-03-20, Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507
- Sponsor: Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: house committee on water, senate committee on agriculture and natural resources
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (80 yes, 0 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 | Senate | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 40 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-03-20: Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Water (House)
- 2026-03-10: Hearing: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 9:00 AM — Room 218-N (House)
- 2026-02-24: Received and Introduced (House)
- 2026-02-24: Referred to House Committee on Water (House)
- 2026-02-18: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Kenny Titus (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Kenny Titus was adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Hearing: Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 8:30 AM — Room 144-S (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended by House Committee on Water: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_317/sb317_03_0000.pdf)
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_317/sb317_01_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_317/sb317_00_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/sb_317/sb317_02_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)
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## Sources
- [As Amended by House Committee on Water (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_317/sb317_03_0000.pdf)
- [As Amended by Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_317/sb317_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_317/sb317_00_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/sb_317/sb317_02_0000.pdf)

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- [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-SB317-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).