Committee
Kansas House Water Committee
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committee members
Doug Blex (R)
Duane Droge (R)
Robyn Essex (R)
Brett Fairchild (R)
Linda Featherston (D)
Fred Gardner (R)
Dale Helwig (R)
Angela Martinez (D)
Chair
Jim Minnix (R)
Sandy Pickert (R)
Lon Pishny (R)
Joe Seiwert (R)
Alexis Simmons (D)
Adam Smith (R)
Jerry Stogsdill (D)
Ranking Democratic Member
Lindsay Vaughn (D)
Vice Chair
Gary White (R)
| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB2085 | Extending the expiration of permits issued under the water pollution control permit system from five to 10 years. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/23/2025 |
| HB2095 | Establishing a pump installation contractor license and requiring additional examination, qualification and record-keeping requirements for licensed pump installation contractor and water well contractors. | In Committee | 01/27/2025 |
| HB2111 | Increasing the CREP acreage cap to 60,000 acres, clarifying eligibility and criteria, allowing exceptions for specific conditions and modifying reporting requirements to cover the last five years. | Crossed Over | 01/28/2025 |
| HB2112 | Requiring water supply system and wastewater treatment facility operator certification examination fees to not exceed the costs for such exams and eliminating the certification of operators through correspondence courses. | In Committee | 01/28/2025 |
| HB2113 | Establishing the state conservation fund and transferring $2,500,000 to such fund and providing for the enhanced transfer of moneys from the state general fund to the state water plan fund and from the state water plan fund to the water technical assistance fund and the water project grant fund. | Crossed Over | 01/28/2025 |
| HB2114 | Authorizing the chief engineer to adopt rules and regulations under the watershed district act and concerning fees and inspections of dams. | In Committee | 01/28/2025 |
| HB2345 | Creating the Kansas office of natural resources within the executive branch and transferring certain duties of the Kansas water office, and the department of agriculture, division of conservation and division of water resources to such office. | In Committee | 02/07/2025 |
| SB58 | Modifying the requirements and allocations for multi-year flex accounts. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/25/2025 |