# Kansas HB 2107: Providing for claims to recover economic damages from fire events caused by electric public utilities, establishing a statute of limitations for such claims and requiring the state corporation commission to convene a workshop on utility wildfire risk and mitigation. Kansas HB 2107, Providing for claims to recover economic damages from fire events caused by electric public utilities, establishing a statute of limitations for such claims and requiring the state corporation commission to convene a workshop on utility wildfire risk and mitigation., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications; status signed, last action 2025-04-01 (Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2107-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2107 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Providing for claims to recover economic damages from fire events caused by electric public utilities, establishing a statute of limitations for such claims and requiring the state corporation commission to convene a workshop on utility wildfire risk and mitigation. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-28 - Last action: 2025-04-01, Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 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 (488 yes, 74 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fire victims can seek utility compensation: benefit, medium. You can seek compensation for losses from an uncontrolled or unplanned fire in Kansas caused by an electric public utility. You must show it is more likely than not that the utility caused your loss. Compensation can cover financial losses and nonfinancial harm. The law takes effect upon publicatio… - Kansas requires utility wildfire risk review: benefit, low. The Kansas State Corporation Commission must hold a wildfire risk and mitigation workshop by July 31, 2026. It must cover statewide wildfire risks, utility readiness, and ways to reduce risk. It must also examine how utilities recover wildfire prevention costs, including investments and expenses. T… - Utility fire claims have recovery limits: mixed, medium. You generally must file a utility fire claim within two years after the damage occurs. If the injury cannot reasonably be discovered until later, the two-year clock starts when it can reasonably be discovered. You must always file no later than 10 years after the fire. Punitive damages—money awarde… ## 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: 109 Nay: 16 | pass | 109 | 16 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 99 Nay: 19 | pass | 99 | 19 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 36 Nay: 2 | pass | 36 | 2 | 2 | | 2025-03-25 | House | Concurred with amendments in conference | pass | 109 | 16 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 36 | 2 | 2 | | 2025-02-27 | House | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 99 | 19 | | ## Actions (26) - 2025-04-01: Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-27: Reengrossed 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 109, Nay 16 (House) - 2025-03-24: Rep. KC Ohaebosim is appointed to replace Rep. John Carmichael on the Conference Committee (House) - 2025-03-20: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Leo Delperdang, Rep. Rick Wilborn and Rep. John Carmichael (House) - 2025-03-20: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Michael Fagg, Sen. Mike Petersen and Sen. Marci Francisco appointed as conferees (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 36, Nay 2 (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Kellie Warren (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Kellie Warren was adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Utilities (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Hearing: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 548-S (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Engrossed on Thursday, February 27, 2025 (House) - 2025-02-28: Referred to Senate Committee on Utilities (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 99, Nay 19, Absent 7 (House) - 2025-02-27: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House) - 2025-02-26: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House) - 2025-02-20: Withdrawn from House Committee on Calendar and Printing and referred to Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-02-18: Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to House Committee on Calendar and Printing (House) - 2025-02-14: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications (House) - 2025-02-11: Hearing: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 9:00 AM — Room 582-N (House) - 2025-01-28: Introduced (House) - 2025-01-28: Referred to House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications (House) ## Bill text - As Amended by House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2107/hb2107_01_0000.pdf) - As Amended by Senate Committee on Utilities: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2107/hb2107_02_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2107/hb2107_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2107/hb2107_enrolled.pdf) - {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2107/hb2107_03_0000.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 Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2107/hb2107_01_0000.pdf) - [As Amended by Senate Committee on Utilities (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2107/hb2107_02_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2107/hb2107_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2107/hb2107_enrolled.pdf) - [{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2107/hb2107_03_0000.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-HB2107-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).