---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requiring local governments to meet specified deadlines for issuing building permits and requiring the department of health and environment to issue a response to an applicant's submitted notice of intent to discharge stormwater runoff from construction activities within 45 days of submission."
description: "Requiring local governments to meet specified deadlines for issuing building permits and requiring the department of health and environment to issue a response to an applicant's submitted notice of intent to discharge stormwater runoff from construction activities within 45 days of submission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 2088"
citation: "Kansas HB 2088 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-23"
last_action: "2025-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d8d6db9-3bb2-4c2a-ae56-cd8455a341ef"
source_url: "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2088/"
source_hash: "69e627ad454b49b52dea5b905f887fae11253d75382b99ae5043685d525de57a"
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 HB 2088 (2025-2026) — Requiring local governments to meet specified deadlines for issuing building permits and requiring the department of health and environment to issue a response to an applicant's submitted notice of intent to discharge stormwater runoff from construction activities within 45 days of submission.

## Version chain

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

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/hb_2088/hb2088_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/hb_2088/hb2088_01_0000.pdf)
3. **As Amended by Senate Committee on Commerce** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/hb_2088/hb2088_03_0000.pdf)
4. **{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/hb_2088/hb2088_02_0000.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/hb_2088/hb2088_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-10** Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-10** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025
- **2025-04-10** Reengrossed on Thursday, March 27, 2025
- **2025-03-26** Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 83, Nay 40, Absent 2
- **2025-03-24** Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Larry Alley, Sen. Stephen Owens and Sen. Mary Ware appointed as conferees
- **2025-03-21** Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Adam Turk, and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton are appointed to replace Rep. Emil Bergquist, Rep. Doug Blex, and Rep. Linda Featherston on the Conference Committee
- **2025-03-20** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Emil Bergquist, Rep. Doug Blex and Rep. Linda Featherston
- **2025-03-19** Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 30, Nay 10 `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
- **2025-03-14** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Commerce `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-26** Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-02-20** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 82, Nay 39, Absent 4 `passage`
- **2025-02-19** Engrossed on Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- **2025-02-19** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2025-02-19** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Lauren Bohi was adopted `passage`
- **2025-02-19** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Lauren Bohi
- **2025-02-19** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
- **2025-02-18** Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar
- **2025-02-13** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-27** Withdrawn from House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-23** Referred to House Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-23** Introduced `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d8d6db9-3bb2-4c2a-ae56-cd8455a341ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).