Bill > HB2495

This bill authorizes counties to create resolutions to regulate activities on or within navigable rivers, which are defined as the Arkansas, Kansas, and Missouri rivers, including their dried channels, and adds these navigable rivers to the crime of criminal trespass. The bill amends existing law to grant counties this new regulatory power for the purpose of protecting public health, safety, and welfare, with "activities" broadly including things like camping, waste disposal, and vehicle operation. Additionally, it modifies the definition of criminal trespass to include entering or remaining on or in a body of water, specifically including these navigable rivers, without authorization, thereby making unauthorized presence on these waterways a criminal offense.

Government Affairs

Local Government (House)

https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2495/