Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SB416

Introduced
1/28/26  

Caption

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.

Impact

If enacted, SB416 would significantly alter how residential inspections are conducted in the state. The ability to conduct inspections without the need for occupant consent could improve the government’s ability to address urgent health and safety threats. This could lead to quicker resolutions in situations where there is a perceived risk to the inhabitants of a property or the surrounding community. However, the bill also raises questions regarding privacy rights and the extent of governmental authority over individual residences.

Summary

SB416 focuses on the authority of government entities to conduct interior inspections of residential properties. It seeks to allow such inspections without the consent of the occupants in certain circumstances. Specifically, the bill provides that inspections can occur pursuant to an administrative warrant or when there is probable cause of imminent danger related to health and safety concerns. This concept brings a new regulatory framework surrounding residential inspections, emphasizing public health and safety above individual consent in time-sensitive situations.

Contention

Opposition to SB416 may stem from civil liberties advocates who argue that it infringes on the privacy rights of residents, undermining the principle of consent in private property matters. Critics could contend that allowing government inspections without occupant consent could lead to abuse of power and an erosion of trust between the public and government entities. On the other hand, supporters may argue that the health and safety provisions are critical, particularly in cases where immediate action is necessary to prevent harm.

Notable points

The bill positions itself at the intersection of public health and individual rights, highlighting the challenges of balancing community welfare with personal freedoms. The discussions and debates surrounding SB416 may reflect broader societal concerns about governmental overreach versus the need for proactive measures in safeguarding public health.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SB2

Eliminating the income limit to qualify for the subtraction modification exempting social security benefits, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, citing the increased property tax homestead refund claim section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, decreasing the normal privilege tax rate, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district; providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund, reducing the state rate of tax on sales of food and food ingredients and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund from revenue collected.

KS SB6

Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of electricity to residential premises by municipally owned or operated utilities.

KS HB2003

Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, modifying the definition of household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax claims and citing the section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value, providing for certain exclusions from the prohibition of paying taxes under protest after a valuation notice appeal and providing four prior years' values on the annual valuation notice.

KS SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

KS SB1

Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value for property tax valuation purposes, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund and abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund.

KS SCR1604

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax valuation increases for real property and personal property mobile homes.

KS SCR1603

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax valuation increases for residential property.

KS HB2004

Authorizing counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question.

KS SB8

Exempting the sale of firearms, firearms accessories, ammunition, firearm safes and firearm safety devices from the retatilers' sales tax.

KS HB2001

Authorizing the secretary of commerce to enter into agreements with major professional sports franchises to establish STAR bond projects for a major professional sports complex, providing for additional revenue sources, expanding the powers and discretion of the secretary and making other changes to the STAR bonds financing act to facilitate such projects, limiting the secretary’s authority to approve such projects to one year unless extended by the legislative coordinating council, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue STAR bonds for such projects, transferring funds under certain circumstances from the state gaming revenues fund to the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and, if approved by the legislative coordinating council, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.