Kansas

Bills

Every bill and resolution in the 2025-2026 Regular Sessions, from filing to law.

59 bills on energy and utilities Sort: Latest action Newest filed Number Title Furthest along
BillTitleWhere it standsLast action
HB 2757 Repealing or discontinuing certain income tax credit incentives, extending the income tax credit for angel investors and aviation-related employment and providing expanded options in the high performance tax credit prog… House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Died Apr 10, 2026Died on Calendar
HB 2728 Requiring the state corporation commission to establish uniform siting and permitting standards for certain energy facilities and limiting local governmental actions relating thereto House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2669 Prohibiting unit owners associations from imposing certain restrictions on solar energy conversion systems. House Committee on Local Government Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2664 Establishing the private energy campus and industrial host-site electric generation act to authorize the provision of energy services to private enterprises located on a private energy campus. Lance W. Neelly Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2636 Establishing requirements for the development, construction, modification, maintenance, operation and decommissioning of certain industrial energy facilities and providing jurisdiction to the state corporation commissio… House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2588 Providing for statewide electrician licensing by the state fire marshal. House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Died Apr 10, 2026Died on Senate General Orders
HB 2496 Requiring the director of property valuation to conduct a review or audit of the appraisal and apportionment of the valuation of the property of any public utility when the total appraised value of property of such publ… House Committee on Taxation Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2483 Enacting the transparency and reform of utility expenditures act. House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2474 Requiring the director of property valuation to conduct a review or audit of the appraisal and apportionment of the valuation of the property of any public utility whose total appraised value of property of such public … House Committee on Taxation Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2459 Requiring any person who is 17 years of age and under to wear a helmet when operating an electric-assisted scooter or electric-assisted bicycle and modifying the definition and operation of electric-assisted scooters to… House Committee on Transportation Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2443 Providing that certain natural gas storage facilities shall not be classified as public utilities for property tax purposes. House Committee on Taxation Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2441 Adding compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas to alternative fuels that are eligible for the income tax credit for alternative-fueled motor vehicle property expenditures. House Committee on Taxation Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2414 Establishing the EV energy equity road repair tax act and providing for a road repair tax on electricity distributed from a public charging station for electric vehicles. Bill Rhiley Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2336 Providing for the apportionment of business income by the single sales factor and the apportionment of financial institution income by the receipts factor, deductions from income when using the single sales factor and r… House Committee on Taxation Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Senate Committee
HB 2308 Enacting the aviation and innovative manufacturing in Kansas act to attract businesses establishing a headquarters or engaged in aircraft assembly, electric or hydrogen-powered motor vehicle production, and other specif… House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2300 Establishing limitations for land transactions for wind and solar energy projects and allowing a consumer to revoke such land transaction under the Kansas consumer protection act. House Committee on Judiciary Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2281 Establishing the Kanbucks program to authorize the state treasurer to invest in linked deposits with eligible financial institutions to provide linked deposit loans to eligible borrowers and abolishing the Kansas agricu… House Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2262 Permitting micro utility trucks to be operated on certain highways and streets and providing conditions for such operation. House Committee on Transportation Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2226 Providing incumbent electric transmission owners a right of first refusal for the construction of certain electric transmission lines. House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2187 Requiring government agencies, public utilities and other entities when exercising the power of eminent domain to make a good faith offer for the property prior to filing an eminent domain action, providing the good fai… Brett Fairchild Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2161 Providing an income tax credit for the sale and distribution of biodiesel and renewable diesel blends for motor vehicle fuels. House Committee on Taxation Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2148 Prohibiting the permitting and siting of electric transmission lines within any area designated by the United States department of energy as a national interest electric transmission corridor. Troy Waymaster Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2121 Increasing the annual license fees of electric and hybrid passenger vehicles and trucks and electric motorcycles and distributing the fees to the state highway fund and the special city and county highway fund. House Committee on Transportation Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Senate Committee
HB 2108 Requiring the state corporation commission to establish and enforce a code of conduct and agricultural mitigation protocol for the development, operation and decommissioning of certain large energy facilities. House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2083 Providing a property tax exemption for new energy storage systems and excluding new energy storage systems from the commercial and industrial machinery and equipment exemption. House Committee on Taxation Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Senate Committee
HB 2041 Requiring a competitive bid process for the permitting of electric transmission lines. House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2032 Authorizing the state corporation commission to increase or decrease an electric public utility's return on equity based on whether such utility's all-in average retail rate has increased or decreased. House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2003 Establishing the EV energy equity road repair tax act (EVEERRT act) and providing for a road repair tax on electricity distributed from a public charging station for electric vehicles. Bill Rhiley Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
SB 534 Imposing a nameplate capacity tax and a production tax upon certain wind farms and solar facilities, crediting the nameplate capacity tax and the production tax revenue to the property tax relief fund, creating the prop… Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
SB 478 Creating a maximum length of time for an agreement between a utility and law enforcement to install law enforcement equipment on a utility pole or structure and increasing the criminal penalties for assault or battery o… Ethan Corson Died Apr 10, 2026Died on Calendar
SB 470 Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of electricity delivered to residential premises for noncommercial use. David Haley Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
SB 449 Enacting the clean air preservation act to prohibit solar radiation modification, geoengineering, weather modification, cloud seeding and other polluting atmospheric experiments or interventions and creating a crime for… Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
SB 439 Enacting the utility railroad crossing act and establishing a process and limitations for utilities to interact with railroad right-of-way. Senate Committee on Utilities Died Apr 10, 2026Died in House Committee
SB 417 Establishing requirements for the development, construction, modification, maintenance, operation and decommissioning of certain industrial energy facilities and providing jurisdiction to the state corporation commissio… Senate Committee on Utilities Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
SB 373 Creating a maximum length of time for an agreement between a utility and law enforcement to install law enforcement equipment on a utility pole or structure. Senate Committee on Judiciary Died Apr 10, 2026Died on Calendar
SB 289 Requiring economic development electric rate discounts offered by public utilities to cover the incremental and variable costs to serve customers that receive such a discount. Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
SB 274 Requiring the state corporation commission to engage a consulting firm to conduct a technical and legal feasibility study on new nuclear energy generation. Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
SB 266 Requiring legislative approval to construct high-impact electric transmission lines. Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
SB 262 Requiring government agencies, public utilities and other entities when exercising the power of eminent domain to make a good faith offer for the property prior to filing an eminent domain action, providing the good fai… Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
SB 233 Establishing requirements for decommissioning of commercial solar and wind energy facilities. Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
SB 191 Limiting the amount of fees, taxes and other charges on a utility bill assessed by a board of public utilities. David Haley Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
SB 173 Providing that any lease or easement involving commercial wind or solar electric generation resources shall not be in force and effect until the board of county commissioners of the affected county approves the commerci… Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
SB 171 Authorizing the secretary of health and environment to license nuclear fusion systems, establishing such licensure fee and authorizing the secretary to impose late fees for any expired radiation protection and control l… Senate Committee on Utilities Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
SB 170 Authorizing the state corporation commission to make recommendations regarding energy efficiency standards for buildings. Senate Committee on Utilities Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
SB 167 Prohibiting electric public utilities from recovering from ratepayers the costs associated with electric vehicle charging stations and requiring electric public utilities to establish electric vehicle charging service r… Senate Committee on Utilities Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
SB 144 Invalidating restrictive covenants that limit or prohibit the installation of solar panels and allowing the adoption of reasonable rules by homeowners associations concerning solar panels. Cindy Holscher Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
SB 131 Requiring the state corporation commission to establish and enforce a code of conduct and agricultural mitigation protocol for the development, operation and decommissioning of certain large energy facilities. Senate Committee on Utilities Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
SB 81 Prohibiting large facilities receiving certain tariffs or failing to meet workforce and electric demand requirements from qualifying for economic development electric rates. Senate Committee on Utilities Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
SB 61 Requiring an electric public utility to pay a landowner's attorney fees when a party appeals the appraisers' award and the jury renders a verdict that is greater than the appraisers' award in an eminent domain action. Senate Committee on Judiciary Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
SB 380 Requiring retail electric suppliers to provide fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory rates and services to entities that provide electric vehicle charging services. Senate Committee on Utilities Became law Apr 9, 2026Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026

From Kansas's official records. "Where it stands" is the furthest step a bill has reached; a bill still short of law when its session ended is shown as died.