# Kansas HB 2149: Substitute for HB 2149 by Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications - Requiring distributed energy retailers to disclose certain information to residential customers who are offered or seeking to install a distributed energy system, requiring the attorney general to convene an advisory group to develop, approve and periodically revise a standard form for such disclosures and requiring publication thereof, establishing requirements for interconnection and operation of distributed energy systems, increasing the total capacity limitation for an electric public utility's provision of parallel generation service and a formula to determine appropriate system size.

Kansas HB 2149, Substitute for HB 2149 by Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications - Requiring distributed energy retailers to disclose certain information to residential customers who are offered or seeking to install a distributed energy system, requiring the attorney general to convene an advisory group to develop, approve and periodically revise a standard form for such disclosures and requiring publication thereof, establishing requirements for interconnection and operation of distributed energy systems, increasing the total capacity limitation for an electric public utility's provision of parallel generation service and a formula to determine appropriate system size., 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 May 1, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2149
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Substitute for HB 2149 by Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications - Requiring distributed energy retailers to disclose certain information to residential customers who are offered or seeking to install a distributed energy system, requiring the attorney general to convene an advisory group to develop, approve and periodically revise a standard form for such disclosures and requiring publication thereof, establishing requirements for interconnection and operation of distributed energy systems, increasing the total capacity limitation for an electric public utility's provision of parallel generation service and a formula to determine appropriate system size.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Last action: 2025-04-11, Law effective May 1, 2025
- Sponsor: Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on utilities, house committee on energy, house committee on federal and state affairs
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (570 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Homeowners get stronger energy contract protections: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, retailers must give qualifying homeowners a separate disclosure before entering a home energy system contract. This covers owners of single-family homes or buildings with no more than two units, for systems mainly offsetting home energy use. The disclosure must use the sales…
- Energy retailers gain utility payment information: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, covered utilities must share required grid-connection documents when distributed energy retailers request them. These include applications, rules, service standards, forms, and other required documents. Utilities must also provide current and past payment rates per kilowatt-…
- Energy retailers must maintain state registration: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, covered distributed energy retailers must register with the Kansas secretary of state before operating. They must remain in good standing and authorized to do business in Kansas. This applies to people and entities required to register under the Kansas Business Entity Standa…
- Energy system repairs avoid repeat applications: mixed, low. Customers can repair or rebuild net-metered systems with listed equipment without a new connection application if export capacity stays unchanged. Before repairs or replacement, they must notify the utility and prove compliance with the original rules and approved capacity. The utility may require…
- Inactive energy systems face cancellation rules: mixed, low. Customers with utility-approved net-metered systems must report canceled construction or permanent shutdown within 30 calendar days; the utility then cancels the connection agreement. If the utility suspects abandonment and no energy production, it can request status verification or a reasonable re…

## 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: 122 Nay: 0 | pass | 122 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 123 Nay: 0 | pass | 123 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-24 | House | Concurred with amendments | pass | 122 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended | pass | 123 | 0 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-04-11: Law effective May 1, 2025 (House)
- 2025-04-10: Reengrossed on Thursday, March 27, 2025 (House)
- 2025-04-10: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025 (House)
- 2025-04-07: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-24: Concurred with amendments; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 3 (House)
- 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Utilities (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Engrossed on Friday, March 14, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-17: Hearing: Monday, March 17, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 548-S (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed (House)
- 2025-03-13: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. John Carmichael (House)
- 2025-03-13: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. John Carmichael was adopted (House)
- 2025-03-13: Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended (House)
- 2025-03-13: Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted (House)
- 2025-03-13: Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea 123, Nay 0, Absent 2 (House)
- 2025-03-13: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Referred to Senate Committee on Utilities (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications (House)
- 2025-03-06: Hearing: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 9:00 AM — Room 582-N (House)
- 2025-02-20: Withdrawn from House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications; Rereferred to House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications (House)
- 2025-02-17: Withdrawn from House Committee on Federal and State Affairs; Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (House)
- 2025-01-29: Introduced (House)
- 2025-01-29: 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_2149/hb2149_03_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2149/hb2149_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2149/hb2149_enrolled.pdf)
- Sub: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2149/hb2149_01_0000.pdf)
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2149/hb2149_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 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts received as compensation for members of the armed forces. (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_2149/hb2149_03_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2149/hb2149_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2149/hb2149_enrolled.pdf)
- [Sub (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2149/hb2149_01_0000.pdf)
- [{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2149/hb2149_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 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts rece…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2036-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2149-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).