# Kansas SB 418: Enacting the by-right housing development act to provide a streamlined permit approval process for by-right housing developments, allowing third-party review of new residential construction development documents and inspection of improvements, requiring political subdivisions to allow certain building provisions for certain single-family residences of a certain size, excluding owner initiated rezoning to a single-family residential district from protest petition provisions and providing for all land within the corporate limits of a city that is zoned for any type of residential use to be considered zoned for single-family residential use. Kansas SB 418, Enacting the by-right housing development act to provide a streamlined permit approval process for by-right housing developments, allowing third-party review of new residential construction development documents and inspection of improvements, requiring political subdivisions to allow certain building provisions for certain single-family residences of a certain size, excluding owner initiated rezoning to a single-family residential district from protest petition provisions and providing for all land within the corporate limits of a city that is zoned for any type of residential use to be considered zoned for single-family residential use., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by TJ Rose (Republican), Ty Masterson (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-09 (Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB418-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas SB 418 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Enacting the by-right housing development act to provide a streamlined permit approval process for by-right housing developments, allowing third-party review of new residential construction development documents and inspection of improvements, requiring political subdivisions to allow certain building provisions for certain single-family residences of a certain size, excluding owner initiated rezoning to a single-family residential district from protest petition provisions and providing for all land within the corporate limits of a city that is zoned for any type of residential use to be considered zoned for single-family residential use. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-28 - Last action: 2026-04-09, Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026 - Sponsors: TJ Rose (Republican), Ty Masterson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: house committee on commerce, senate committee on commerce - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (568 yes, 82 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More building choices for smaller homes: benefit, low. Local governments must allow specified building options for new single-family homes under 2,500 square feet, excluding garages and basements. Each home must have its own separately described lot or parcel. Options include permitted versions of the 2018 International Residential Code, a single-car g… - Stronger court review for housing applicants: benefit, low. Applicants denied a by-right housing permit can seek a fresh court review of the full record. The authority's findings must have clear and convincing evidence, or the court finds an abuse of discretion. Courts can send overturned denials back for reconsideration or order the permit issued. Successf… - Outside reviewers can ease housing delays: benefit, low. Local governments can opt in by majority vote to outside reviews and inspections for new residential construction. After 30 days without document approval, conditional approval, or denial—or without a requested inspection—qualified outside reviewers can step in. Document reviewers must be authorize… - Restoration limits for badly damaged buildings: cost, medium. A building cannot be restored to a use that conflicts with applicable planning rules after damage exceeds 50% of its fair market value. Both the damage threshold and the nonconforming use must apply. Affected owners may need to change the building's use rather than restore its former use. - Faster housing approvals with continued oversight: mixed, low. The law requires approval without discretionary review for qualifying detached or semi-detached homes, duplexes, townhouses, and accessory dwelling units. Projects must meet zoning rules, need no state or federal discharge permits or stormwater drainage studies, and have no more than 12 attached to… - More single-family zoning, fewer protest rights: mixed, low. Land inside city limits zoned for any residential use also counts as zoned for single-family homes, while keeping its other zoning. Cities retain reasonable rules for setbacks, development standards, utilities, streets, grading, subdivisions, and platting. When an owner other than a city or county… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: TJ Rose (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Ty Masterson (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 97 Nay: 27 | pass | 97 | 27 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 35 Nay: 5 | pass | 35 | 5 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 35 Nay: 4 | pass | 35 | 4 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 117 Nay: 5 | pass | 117 | 5 | | | 2026-03-27 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 35 | 4 | | | 2026-03-26 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 117 | 5 | | | 2026-03-18 | House | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 97 | 27 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 35 | 5 | | ## Actions (24) - 2026-04-09: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 35, Nay 4, Absent 1 (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Conference committee report now available (House) - 2026-03-26: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 117, Nay 5, Absent 3 (House) - 2026-03-23: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Larry Alley, Sen. Stephen Owens and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Jill Ward and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton appointed as conferees (House) - 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House) - 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Nick Hoheisel (House) - 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Nick Hoheisel was adopted (House) - 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House) - 2026-03-18: Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted (House) - 2026-03-18: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 97, Nay 27, Absent 1 (House) - 2026-03-11: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (House) - 2026-03-04: Hearing: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 346-S (House) - 2026-02-24: Received and Introduced (House) - 2026-02-24: Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (House) - 2026-02-18: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 35, Nay 5 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Commerce (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Hearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 159-S (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Introduced (Senate) ## 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/sb_418/sb418_02_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/sb_418/sb418_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_418/sb418_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_418/sb418_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/sb418_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. (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 House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_418/sb418_02_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/sb_418/sb418_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_418/sb418_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_418/sb418_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/sb418_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 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-SB418-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).