Kansas2026Passed Legislature
HB2025
HB2025: Removing City Zoning Power Outside City Limits
Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 9:52 AM
In one sentence
This bill removes a city's legal power to create planning and zoning rules for land located up to three miles outside its borders.
What it does
- Repeals the law that lets cities control land use within three miles of their limits.
- Removes specific sections of state code (K.S.A. 12-749, 12-715b, 12-715c, and 12-715d) related to this authority.
Who it affects
- Cities in Kansas that currently use zoning authority outside their borders.
- Landowners on property located within three miles of a city but not inside it.
Limits and unknowns
- The bill text does not state if this change applies to rules already in place before the effective date.
- The official status notes show conflicting information: one label says 'Passed Legislature' while another lists 'Died in Committee', creating uncertainty about its current legal standing.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Extraterritorial authority
- The legal power a city has to make rules for land located just outside its official borders.
- Subdivision regulations
- Rules that control how land is divided into smaller lots, including street placement and building lines.
- Repeal
- To officially cancel or remove a law so it no longer exists.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
Repealing the three-mile extraterritorial planning and zoning authority for cities.
Official activity
Bill history
- Died in CommitteeHouse
- Hearing: Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 9:00 AM — Room 281-N eventHouse
- Referred to House Committee on Local GovernmentHouse
- IntroducedHouse