# Kansas HB 2061: Including aboveground and belowground lines, cables and wires in the definition of a critical infrastructure facility used for telecommunications or video services for the crimes of trespassing on a critical infrastructure facility and criminal damage to a critical infrastructure facility.

Kansas HB 2061, Including aboveground and belowground lines, cables and wires in the definition of a critical infrastructure facility used for telecommunications or video services for the crimes of trespassing on a critical infrastructure facility and criminal damage to a critical infrastructure facility., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Judiciary; status signed, last action 2025-04-01 (Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2061
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Including aboveground and belowground lines, cables and wires in the definition of a critical infrastructure facility used for telecommunications or video services for the crimes of trespassing on a critical infrastructure facility and criminal damage to a critical infrastructure facility.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-04-01, Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- Sponsor: Committee on Judiciary
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on judiciary, house committee on judiciary
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (508 yes, 52 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 Judiciary

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 110 Nay: 12 | pass | 110 | 12 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 104 Nay: 14 | pass | 104 | 14 |   |
| 2025-03-24 | House | Concurred with amendments | pass | 110 | 12 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-14 | House | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 104 | 14 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2025-04-01: Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-27: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 28, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-26: Reengrossed on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-24: Concurred with amendments; Yea 110, Nay 12, Absent 3 (House)
- 2025-03-18: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing: Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Engrossed on Friday, February 14, 2025 (House)
- 2025-02-14: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 104, Nay 14, Absent 7 (House)
- 2025-02-13: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House)
- 2025-02-13: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House)
- 2025-02-05: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2025-01-28: Hearing: Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N (House)
- 2025-01-22: Introduced (House)
- 2025-01-22: Referred to House Committee on Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended by House Committee on Judiciary: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2061/hb2061_01_0000.pdf)
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2061/hb2061_02_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2061/hb2061_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2061/hb2061_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 House Committee on Judiciary (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2061/hb2061_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2061/hb2061_02_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2061/hb2061_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2061/hb2061_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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2061-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).