KansasHB 21092025–2026 Regular SessionHouse

Exempting public utilities from civil liability relating to the attachment, access, operation, maintenance or removal of law enforcement equipment on any utility pole or other structure that is owned or operated by the public utility.

Sponsored By: Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications

Signed by Governor

senate committee on utilitieshouse committee on energy

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 370 • No: 186

House vote • 4/23/2026

Yea: 29 Nay: 9

Yes: 29 • No: 9 • Other: 2

House vote • 4/23/2026

Yea: 78 Nay: 40

Yes: 78 • No: 40

House vote • 4/23/2026

Yea: 78 Nay: 44

Yes: 78 • No: 44

House vote • 3/24/2025

Concurred with amendments

Yes: 78 • No: 44

Senate vote • 3/20/2025

Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended

Yes: 29 • No: 9 • Other: 2

House vote • 2/14/2025

Final Action - Passed

Yes: 78 • No: 40

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025

    4/1/2025House
  2. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 28, 2025

    3/27/2025House
  3. Engrossed on Tuesday, March 25, 2025

    3/26/2025House
  4. Concurred with amendments; Yea 78, Nay 44, Absent 3

    3/24/2025House
  5. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

    3/20/2025Senate
  6. Committee of the Whole - Motion to refer to committee failed

    3/20/2025Senate
  7. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Kellie Warren

    3/20/2025Senate
  8. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Kellie Warren was adopted

    3/20/2025Senate
  9. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended

    3/20/2025Senate
  10. Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 29, Nay 9

    3/20/2025Senate
  11. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Utilities

    3/13/2025Senate
  12. Hearing: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 548-S

    3/5/2025Senate
  13. Referred to Senate Committee on Utilities

    2/18/2025Senate
  14. Received and Introduced

    2/17/2025Senate
  15. Final Action - Passed; Yea 78, Nay 40, Absent 7

    2/14/2025House
  16. Committee of the Whole - Be passed

    2/13/2025House
  17. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications

    2/7/2025House
  18. Hearing: Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 9:00 AM — Room 582-N

    2/4/2025House
  19. Introduced

    1/28/2025House
  20. Referred to House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications

    1/28/2025House

Bill Text

  • As Amended by Senate Committee on Utilities

  • As Introduced

  • Enrolled

  • {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}

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