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KS HB2634

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/2/2026

Primary Sponsor

Leah Howell

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the International Property Maintenance Code, 2012 (IPMC 2012) as the default maintenance standard for rental properties in Kansas cities and counties that have not adopted their own maintenance code

  • Requires landlords to comply with applicable building, housing, and maintenance codes affecting health and safety, adding "maintenance" to existing statutory language

  • Local maintenance codes adopted by cities or counties take precedence over the default IPMC 2012 standard; the state code only applies where no local code or only a partial code exists

  • Preserves local government authority to adopt and enforce their own building, housing, and maintenance codes

  • Amends K.S.A. 58-2553 of the Kansas Residential Landlord Tenant Act, with the act taking effect upon publication in the statute book

Legislative Description

Requiring landlords to comply with a default maintenance code if the rental property is in a city or county that has not adopted a maintenance code.

Last Action

House Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507

2/19/2026

Committee Referrals

Local Government2/2/2026

Full Bill Text

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