Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 444: Authorizing interior inspections of residential property without the consent of the occupant pursuant to an administrative warrant or if there is probable cause of imminent danger related to health and safety and allowing cities to abate certain interior code violations or delegate such authority to the county.

Did not advance Last action April 10, 2026: Died in Committee

Plain-language summary

SB 444 is a bill introduced in the Kansas Senate on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Authorizing interior inspections of residential property without the consent of the occupant pursuant to an administrative warrant or if there is probable cause of imminent danger related to health and safety and allowing cities to abate certain interior code violations or delegate such authority to the county. Primary sponsor: Dinah Sykes (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 10, 2026): Died in Committee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Dinah Sykes (Democratic).