# Kansas HB 2040: Extending the time in which the state corporation commission shall make a final order on a transmission line siting application. Kansas HB 2040, Extending the time in which the state corporation commission shall make a final order on a transmission line siting application., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications; status signed, last action 2025-04-11 (Law effective April 17, 2025) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2040-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2040 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Extending the time in which the state corporation commission shall make a final order on a transmission line siting application. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-21 - Last action: 2025-04-11, Law effective April 17, 2025 - Sponsor: Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on utilities, house committee on energy - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (556 yes, 10 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 123 Nay: 2 | pass | 123 | 2 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 116 Nay: 2 | pass | 116 | 2 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 39 Nay: 1 | pass | 39 | 1 | | | 2025-03-25 | House | Concurred with amendments in conference | pass | 123 | 2 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 39 | 1 | | | 2025-02-14 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 116 | 2 | | ## Actions (22) - 2025-04-11: Law effective April 17, 2025 (House) - 2025-04-01: Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-27: Engrossed on Thursday, March 27, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-27: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 28, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-25: Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 123, Nay 2 (House) - 2025-03-24: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Michael Fagg, Sen. Mike Petersen and Sen. Marci Francisco appointed as conferees (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Leo Delperdang, Rep. Rick Wilborn and Rep. KC Ohaebosim (House) - 2025-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Caryn Tyson (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Caryn Tyson was rejected (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 39, Nay 1 (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Utilities (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Hearing: Thursday, February 27, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 548-S (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Referred to Senate Committee on Utilities (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Final Action - Passed; Yea 116, Nay 2, Absent 7 (House) - 2025-02-13: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (House) - 2025-02-04: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications (House) - 2025-01-30: Hearing: Thursday, January 30, 2025, 9:00 AM — Room 582-N (House) - 2025-01-21: Introduced (House) - 2025-01-21: Referred to House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications (House) ## Bill text - As Amended by Senate Committee on Utilities: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2040/hb2040_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2040/hb2040_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2040/hb2040_enrolled.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed) - SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed) - SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed) - HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed) - HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law) - HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferability of credentials earned through ACT workkeys career readiness assessments to… (failed) ## Sources - [As Amended by Senate Committee on Utilities (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2040/hb2040_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2040/hb2040_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2040/hb2040_enrolled.pdf) ## Related - [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026) - [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026) - [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026) - [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026) - [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026) - [HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026) - [Kansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas/bills) - [Kansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2040-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).