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HB 2343KANSASSession 2025-2026State Billdead

Did Not Advance

Kansas Bill Prohibits Municipalities From Requiring Permits and Licenses for No-Impact Home-Based Businesses

Original title: AN ACT concerning economic development; creating the no-impact home-based business fairness act; providing that such businesses shall be a permitted use and prohibiting additional permit or licensing requirements by a municipality; requiring that municipal regulations be narrowly tailored with respect to such businesses; supporting the development and growth of such business by limiting the regulatory powers of municipalities.

Last action · April 10, 2026: Died on Senate General Orders

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What This Bill Proposed

HB 2343 establishes that es and rural home-based businesses are permitted uses in residential dwellings, prohibiting municipalities from requiring special permits, licenses, or commercial rezoning. The measure restricts municipal regulatory powers to health, safety, and tax compliance rules while barring animal breeding and short-term rentals from qualifying as home-based businesses.

Why it matters

Property owners operating eligible home-based businesses gain protection from municipal permit fees and commercial rezoning demands, while cities face stricter judicial standards requiring clear and convincing evidence to justify any business regulations.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

No-impact home-based business owners

Owners are exempt from municipal permit requirements, license fees, and commercial rezoning demands while operating within specified operational criteria.

Directly affected

Municipalities

Cities and counties lose the authority to require permits or licenses for qualifying home-based businesses and must meet a clear and convincing evidence standard in court to justify any enforced regulations.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What types of activities are excluded from being classified as a home-based business?

The breeding of animals and hosting or operating short-term rentals are excluded from the definition of a home-based business.

Can a municipality require a home-based business owner to install fire sprinklers?

No, municipalities are explicitly prohibited from requiring single-family detached dwellings or other residential structures to install fire sprinklers as a condition of operating an eligible home-based business.

Are home-based businesses allowed to sell alcohol?

No, the bill explicitly prohibits home-based businesses from being used to sell liquor or illegal drugs.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died in committee.

Procedural history

15 actions

Apr 10, 2026Senate
Died on Senate General Orders
Mar 16, 2026SenateFloor
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
Mar 3, 2026Senate
Hearing: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 159-S
Mar 12, 2025Senate
Hearing: Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 159-S
Feb 26, 2025SenateCommittee
Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce
Feb 26, 2025House
Engrossed on Monday, February 24, 2025

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Feb 25, 2025SenateIntroduced
Received and Introduced
Feb 20, 2025HouseFloor
Final Action - Passed as amended
Feb 19, 2025House
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
Feb 19, 2025HouseFloor
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
Feb 19, 2025HouseFloor
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
Feb 18, 2025HouseFloor
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
Feb 11, 2025House
Hearing: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 346-S
Feb 7, 2025HouseIntroduced
Introduced
Feb 7, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

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Connected Entities

Legislature of the State of Kansas, House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

OrganizationLegislature of the State of Kansas“Enacting body of the bill”Map →

OrganizationHouse Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development“Legislative committee sponsoring HB 2343”Map →

Sources

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www.kslegislature.gov

Analysis Score

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Controversy55
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