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KansasHB 22552025–2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Amending definitions concerning weights and measurers increasing minimum invoice fees, requiring licenses and education for service company operators and mandating annual device inspections, except for devices with a nominal capacity of 250 pounds or greater used in grain elevators; increasing the CREP acreage cap to 60,000 acres, clarifying eligibility and criteria, allowing exceptions for specific conditions and modifying reporting requirements to cover the last five years.
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Signed by Governor
agriculture and natural resources
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
7 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 3 costs, 2 mixed.
More CREP acres and flexible uses
The statewide CREP cap rises from 40,000 to 60,000 acres. The last eligible offer can be approved even if it pushes the statewide total over 60,000 acres. With U.S. Department of Agriculture approval, contracts can allow native grasses, routine grazing, dryland farming, or limited irrigation to meet water goals. The secretary may grant exceptions for acres in high‑priority water areas, authorized places of use for high‑flow wells, acres unused due to bankruptcy, probate, or other legal matters (not sanctions), or acres tied to conservation programs or assigned allocations.
Tighter CREP limits and eligibility rules
Each year, state‑eligible CREP acres equal half of last year’s expired federal CRP acres in the area, or the full amount if federal law allows farming on CREP land. A county may enroll up to 1,600 acres per year unless the secretary certifies an exception for impaired areas or within five miles of an aquifer section with under 10 years of usable life, and a county’s total CREP acres cannot exceed 20% of the 60,000‑acre statewide cap (12,000 acres). To qualify, your water right must be in good standing: at least 50% use in any three of the last five years, no over‑pumping, no enforcement sanctions, and 10 years of filed reports. The offered acres must have been irrigated at least 0.5 acre‑foot per acre in three of the last five years. Land barred by federal rules cannot enroll, and the state or federal government cannot buy or retire government‑owned water rights; only rights in good standing may be used.
Licenses and training for service companies
Service companies must hold a Kansas license for each place they operate. The application fee is up to $200, and licenses expire on June 30. Nonresident firms must list out‑of‑state locations and name a Kansas agent. Technical representatives need an annual license, must pass a test, and attend yearly training. A five‑year license is available after 10 straight years with no enforcement actions (fee up to $500), with training at most once each five years. The secretary may deny, suspend, or revoke licenses after notice and a hearing for false info, violations, poor work, or unlawful acts.
Annual device tests, with key exemptions
Devices used in commercial transactions must be tested and inspected at least once a year by a licensed technical representative, an authorized city or county representative, or the secretary. Test weights or equipment with a nominal capacity of 250 pounds or more housed in a grain elevator need secretary approval and sealing within the last three calendar years, not within 365 days. Farmers or ranchers who use devices only for private treaty transactions are exempt. Certain volumetric provers are also exempt.
NIST certificates accepted for licensing
Applicants for a service company license can submit a NIST or NIST‑certified lab calibration certificate dated within the last 365 days instead of a departmental test. This can cut time and testing costs for license issuance or renewal.
Higher minimum fee on state invoices
The minimum invoice fee for department testing or services is now $70 per invoice, up from $50. You pay $20 more per invoice.
Broader device coverage and standards updates
The law expands definitions to cover electric vehicle chargers, fuel dispensers, point‑of‑sale systems, and service‑company roles. Mechanical vehicle scales used only to sell aggregate products may have a ±100‑pound tolerance, but relocation restrictions still apply until standards are met. Test and inspection results must be given promptly to the owner or operator, and if not done by the secretary, a copy must reach the secretary within 10 days. The law also repeals older weights‑and‑measures sections and consolidates rules under the updated chapter.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 116 Nay: 8
Yes: 116 • No: 8
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 40 Nay: 0
Yes: 40 • No: 0
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 39 Nay: 1
Yes: 39 • No: 1
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 120 Nay: 2
Yes: 120 • No: 2
Actions Timeline
Reengrossed on Saturday, March 29, 2025
4/10/2025HouseEnrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 4, 2025
4/10/2025HouseApproved by Governor on Tuesday, April 8, 2025
4/10/2025HouseConference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 116 Nay: 8
3/27/2025HouseConference committee report now available
3/26/2025SenateConference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
3/26/2025SenateNonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Rahjes , Representative Neelly and Representative Featherston as conferees
3/24/2025HouseMotion to accede adopted; Senator Peck, Senator Alley and Senator Ware appointed as conferees
3/24/2025SenateCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
3/20/2025SenateCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
3/20/2025SenateEmergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 39 Nay: 1
3/20/2025SenateCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
3/19/2025SenateHearing: Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 8:30 AM Room 144-S
3/11/2025SenateReferred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
2/26/2025SenateEngrossed on Thursday, February 20, 2025
2/26/2025HouseReceived and Introduced
2/25/2025SenateFinal Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 120 Nay: 2
2/20/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
2/19/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
2/19/2025HouseCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
2/18/2025HouseHearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 112-N
2/10/2025HouseIntroduced
2/4/2025HouseReferred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
2/4/2025House
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