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KS HB2690
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/4/2026
Primary Sponsor
Rui Xu
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AI Summary
- Authorizes city governing bodies to abate nuisances inside dwelling units that involve building and housing code violations materially affecting health and safety, expanding existing authority beyond exterior nuisances like rank grass, weeds, and vegetation
- Allows cities to delegate their interior nuisance abatement authority to the county in which the dwelling unit is located, provided the county accepts such authority
- Expands the circumstances under which periodic interior inspections of privately owned residential property may occur without the lawful occupant's consent, adding two new exceptions: inspections conducted pursuant to an administrative warrant, and inspections where there is probable cause of imminent danger related to health and safety with reasonable notice under the circumstances
- Preserves existing exemptions for mixed-use residential and commercial property inspections, building permit plan reviews, periodic construction inspections, and final occupancy inspections
- Amends K.S.A. 12-1617e and 12-16,138 and takes effect upon publication in the statute book
Legislative Description
Authorizing interior inspections of residential property without the consent of the occupant pursuant to an administrative warrant or when there is probable cause of imminent danger related to health and safety and allowing the city to abate certain interior code violations or delegate such authority to the county.
Last Action
House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2/4/2026
Committee Referrals
Judiciary2/4/2026
Full Bill Text
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