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KS SB37

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Federal and State Affairs

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Eliminates city authority to apply subdivision regulations to land outside city limits, removing the previous 3-mile extraterritorial jurisdiction that allowed cities to regulate unincorporated areas within the same county

  • Repeals K.S.A. 12-715b, 12-715c, and 12-715d, which provided the statutory framework for extraterritorial planning and zoning authority

  • Amends K.S.A. 12-749 to restrict city planning commissions to applying subdivision regulations only to land located within the city boundaries

  • County planning commissions retain authority to establish subdivision regulations for unincorporated areas of the county

  • Takes effect upon publication in the Kansas statute book

Legislative Description

Repealing the three-mile extraterritorial planning and zoning authority for cities.

Last Action

Senate Withdrawn from Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics; Referred to Committee on Judiciary

2/19/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/19/2026
Local Government, Transparency and Ethics1/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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