# Kansas HB 2109: 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.

Kansas HB 2109, 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., 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 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2109
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: 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.
- 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 (370 yes, 186 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: 29 Nay: 9 | pass | 29 | 9 | 2 |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 78 Nay: 40 | pass | 78 | 40 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 78 Nay: 44 | pass | 78 | 44 |   |
| 2025-03-24 | House | Concurred with amendments | pass | 78 | 44 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 29 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025-02-14 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 78 | 40 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 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: Engrossed on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-24: Concurred with amendments; Yea 78, Nay 44, Absent 3 (House)
- 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Motion to refer to committee failed (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Kellie Warren (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Kellie Warren was adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 29, Nay 9 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Utilities (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Hearing: Wednesday, March 5, 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 78, Nay 40, Absent 7 (House)
- 2025-02-13: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (House)
- 2025-02-07: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications (House)
- 2025-02-04: Hearing: Tuesday, February 4, 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 Senate Committee on Utilities: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2109/hb2109_01_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2109/hb2109_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2109/hb2109_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_2109/hb2109_02_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 Senate Committee on Utilities (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2109/hb2109_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2109/hb2109_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2109/hb2109_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_2109/hb2109_02_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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2109-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).