SB416 • 2026

Authorizing interior inspections of residential property without the consent of the occupant pursuant to an administrative warrant or when there is probable cause of imminent danger related to health and safety.

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor
Last action: 2026-04-10
Official status: Died in Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Authorizing interior inspections of residential property without the consent of the occupant pursuant to an administrative warrant or when there is probable cause of imminent danger related to health and safety.

What This Bill Does

Authorizing interior inspections of residential property without the consent of the occupant pursuant to an administrative warrant or when there is probable cause of imminent danger related to health and safety.

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Bill History

2026-04-10 Senate
Died in Committee
2026-01-29 Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
2026-01-28 Senate
Introduced

Official Summary Text

Authorizing interior inspections of residential property without the consent of the occupant pursuant to an administrative warrant or when there is probable cause of imminent danger related to health and safety.

Current Bill Text

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Session of 2026
SENATE BILL No. 416
By Senator Shane
1-28
AN ACT concerning cities and counties; relating to interior inspections of
residential property; authorizing such inspections without consent of
the occupant pursuant to an administrative warrant or when there is
probable cause of imminent danger related to health and safety;
amending K.S.A. 12-16,138 and repealing the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 12-16,138 is hereby amended to read as follows:
12-16,138. (a) (1) No city or county shall adopt, enforce or maintain a
residential property licensing ordinance or resolution which includes a
requirement for periodic interior inspections of privately owned residential
property for city or county code violations unless:
(A) The lawful occupant has consented to such interior inspections;
(B) the inspection is conducted pursuant to an administrative
warrant; or
(C) there is probable cause of imminent danger related to health and
safety on the property and notice is provided that is reasonable under the
circumstances.
(2) This subsection shall not apply to inspections of mixed-use
residential and commercial property. This subsection shall not prohibit a
city or county from conducting plan reviews, periodic construction
inspections or final occupancy inspections as required by building permits.
(b) Any lawful occupant residing in privately owned residential
housing located within the corporate limits of a city may request an
inspection at any time by the city or, if the property is located in the
unincorporated area of the county, by the county to determine code
violations.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 12-16,138 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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