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HB2739Introduced in the House

Relating to housing code requirements, removing the definition of apartment houses from chapter 31 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, providing requirements for adoption of the international fire code, 2024 edition, and providing that certain state accessibility standards are not applicable to moderate income housing program and Kansas investor tax credit housing act projects.

Passed

Introduced by Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Relating to housing code requirements, removing the definition of apartment houses from chapter 31 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, providing requirements for adoption of the international fire code, 2024 edition, and providing that certain state accessibility standards are not applicable to moderate income housing program and Kansas investor tax credit housing act projects.

Where it stands

House Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 7, 2026

April 9, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 97 Nay: 24 · March 26, 2026

97

Yes

24

No

4

Absent or Not Voting

125 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Dale Helwig1Yes
Kenneth Collins2Yes
Charles Smith3Yes
Rick James4Yes
Courtney Sappington5Yes
Samantha Poetter Parshall6Yes
Dan Goddard7Yes
Chris Croft8Yes
Fred Gardner9Yes
Suzanne Wikle10No

Bill history

  1. House Introduced

  2. House Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

  3. House Hearing: Monday, February 9, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 346-S

  4. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

  5. House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  6. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  7. House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 97 Nay: 19

  8. Senate Received and Introduced

  9. Senate Referred to Committee on Commerce

  10. Senate Hearing: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 159-S

  11. Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce

  12. Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  13. Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Blasi

  14. Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Blasi was adopted

  15. Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended

  16. Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 38 Nay: 2

  17. House Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Tarwater , Representative Ward and Representative Sawyer Clayton as conferees

  18. Senate Motion to accede adopted; Senator Alley, Senator Owens and Senator Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees

  19. Senate Senator Miller is appointed to replace Senator Faust Goudeau on the Conference Committee

  20. Senate Conference committee report now available

  21. Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 38 Nay: 1

  22. House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 97 Nay: 24

  23. House Reengrossed on Monday, March 30, 2026

  24. House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 31, 2026

  25. House Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 7, 2026

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