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KS HB2701

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/4/2026

Primary Sponsor

Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends K.S.A. 12-756 to allow cities and counties to adopt zoning regulations that need not be uniform for each class or kind of building or land use within a single zoning district, changing the current requirement that all regulations shall be uniform within a district
  • Permits regulations in one district to differ from those in other districts and allows special uses to be designated within each district with conditions attached
  • Adds requirements for public hearing notices to be published on city, county, or joint city-county websites (if available), in addition to the existing requirement of publication in official newspapers, at least 20 days prior to the hearing
  • Requested by Kansas Realtors and introduced by the House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development for the 2026 legislative session
  • Takes effect upon publication in the Kansas statute book and repeals the existing version of K.S.A. 12-756

Legislative Description

Permitting nonuniform zoning regulations within a zoning district.

Last Action

House Referred to Committee on Local Government

2/4/2026

Committee Referrals

Local Government2/4/2026

Full Bill Text

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