---
type: "Bill"
title: "Removing the definition of lead-free and an exception for leaded joints in the public water supply systems law and updating terminology relating to hazardous waste generated by certain persons."
description: "Removing the definition of lead-free and an exception for leaded joints in the public water supply systems law and updating terminology relating to hazardous waste generated by certain persons."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 331"
citation: "Kansas SB 331 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kerschen"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2024-01-08"
last_action: "2024-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/403975fb-d15b-4cad-89f8-da97acdbeca5"
source_url: "http://kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/measures/sb331/"
source_hash: "ecb87b0e2c927259f3fadfc593914e586d28012daba9fad7fead2db82170e65d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ks"]
---

# Kansas SB 331 (2023-2024) — Removing the definition of lead-free and an exception for leaded joints in the public water supply systems law and updating terminology relating to hazardous waste generated by certain persons.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2023_24/measures/documents/sb331_00_0000.pdf)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2023_24/measures/documents/sb331_enrolled.pdf)

## Votes

- Consent Calendar Passed — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kerschen — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-08** Prefiled for Introduction on Friday, January 5, 2024 `filing`
- **2024-01-08** Introduced `introduction`
- **2024-01-09** Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-16** Hearing: Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 8:30 AM Room 144-S
- **2024-01-25** Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-31** Consent Calendar Passed Yea: 34 Nay: 0
- **2024-02-01** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2024-02-02** Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-04** Withdrawn from Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources; Referred to Committee on Water `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-04** Hearing: Thursday, March 7, 2024, 9:00 AM Room 218-N
- **2024-03-07** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Water `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-25** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2024-03-25** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2024-03-26** Final Action - Passed; Yea: 122 Nay: 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-02** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-04** Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 4, 2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/403975fb-d15b-4cad-89f8-da97acdbeca5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).