Legislative News
The Kansas Water Office (KWO), as the primary water planning agency, provides support to the Governor and Legislature on water resource issues.
Among its other duties, the Kansas Water Authority (KWA) advises the Governor and Legislature on water policy issues and priorities for funding the State Water Plan.
Both KWO and KWA provide legislative testimony throughout the session on relevant bills before the Kansas House and Senate Committees.
For text, status and testimony for all bills, please select here.
For House/Senate Committee info, please select here.
2023 Legislative Session
The House Committee on Water meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9 a.m.
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Find the playlist of recorded committee meetings here.
Legislative Presentations 2023
House Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Committee
House Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications Committee
House Water Committee
Upcoming Legislative Committee Meetings Concerning Water:
March 22 - House Agriculture and Natural Resources, Hearing on SB 120
Tracking Legislative Bills Concerning Water:
Find a list of water-related bills and their statuses below.
| Bill Number | Subject | First Chamber Action | Second Assigned Committee | Second Committee Action |
| SB 120 | KDHE; Water Infrastructure Projects; Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund | Passed | House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee | Hearing on March 22, 3:30pm |
| HB 2047 | KDHE; Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund | Passed | Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee | |
| HB 2159 | KDHE; Regulation of Wastewater Treatment Facilities and Water Wells; Water Program Management Fund; Regulation of Underground Injection Control Wells | |||
| HB 2142 | Get Lead out of Drinking Water Act | |||
| HB 2279 | Groundwater Management Districts; Annual Written Reports; Water Conservation and Stabilization Plans | Passed | Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee | Amended; Recommended Favorable for Passage |
| SB 136 | Tax Credit for Installation of Certain Water Conservation Systems in Newly Constructed Houses | |||
| HB 2302 | Modifying the distribution of moneys into the state water plan fund, creating the water technical assistance fund and the water projects grant fund for water-related infrastructure projects and distributing a portion of the revenue from the sales and compensating use tax to the state water plan fund | Passed | Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee | Amended; Recommended Favorable for Passage |
| SB 205 | Water Banks: Multi-year Flex Accounts | Passed | House Water Committee | Amended; Recommended Favorable for Passage |
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