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SB 439

Kansas - Session 2025-2026

Senate in_committee 2026-03-11
Business / Commerce Infrastructure / Utilities
Bill Details

Title: SB439 - Enacting the utility railroad crossing act and establishing a process and limitations for utilities to interact with railroad right-of-way.

Summary

AN ACT concerning railroads; enacting the utility railroad crossing act; relating to utility facilities crossing or parallel to railroads; requiring a process for utilities to construct, maintain, operate or alter utility facilities crossing or parallel to a railroad right-of-way; requiring notice and certain information regarding the proposed utility facility or changes to such facility be provided to railroads; permitting railroads to request certain items for the construction, maintenance, operation or alteration of utility facilities in such railroad's right-of-way; providing for objections to utility facilities and resolution of such objections through the state corporation commission.

Sponsor
Committee on Utilities
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-02-02 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-03-11 Status in_committee
2026-03-11 Latest Action Hearing: Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 582-N
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