# Kansas HB 2435: Substitute for HB 2435 by Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications - Authorizing natural gas public utilities to recover certain growth-related investments in the gas system reliability surcharge, increasing the cap on the amount that the monthly fixed charge may be increased for residential customers and reducing the time for the state corporation commission to act on gas system reliability surcharge filings. Kansas HB 2435, Substitute for HB 2435 by Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications - Authorizing natural gas public utilities to recover certain growth-related investments in the gas system reliability surcharge, increasing the cap on the amount that the monthly fixed charge may be increased for residential customers and reducing the time for the state corporation commission to act on gas system reliability surcharge filings., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications; status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2435-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2435 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Substitute for HB 2435 by Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications - Authorizing natural gas public utilities to recover certain growth-related investments in the gas system reliability surcharge, increasing the cap on the amount that the monthly fixed charge may be increased for residential customers and reducing the time for the state corporation commission to act on gas system reliability surcharge filings. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026 - Sponsor: Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on utilities, house committee on energy - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (286 yes, 38 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Higher allowed gas surcharge increases: cost, low. The law raises the allowed increase in the residential fixed monthly gas surcharge from $0.80 to $1.35. This caps each permitted increase, not the total surcharge, and does not require utilities to charge the maximum. The first increase is measured against existing base rates; later increases are m… - More project costs on gas bills: cost, low. Kansas gas utilities can recover more project costs through the Gas System Reliability Surcharge between full rate reviews. Eligible projects include new customer connections, safety upgrades, security improvements, and required relocations with no reimbursement. Investments must be in service and… - Gas bill refunds or added charges: mixed, low. Utilities must compare surcharge collections with allowed revenue after each 12-month calendar period or when seeking a surcharge change. Commission-approved adjustments can refund excess collections or collect shortfalls from customers. Commission staff must report within 60 days, and the commissi… ## 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: 28 Nay: 12 | pass | 28 | 12 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 115 Nay: 7 | pass | 115 | 7 | | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | Final Action - Passed | pass | 28 | 12 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Final Action - Substitute passed | pass | 115 | 7 | | ## Actions (16) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-26: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-19: Final Action - Passed; Yea 28, Nay 12 (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Utilities (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Hearing: Thursday, February 26, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 548-S (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Referred to Senate Committee on Utilities (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 115, Nay 7, Absent 3 (House) - 2026-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed (House) - 2026-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed (House) - 2026-02-16: Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications (House) - 2026-02-12: Hearing: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 9:00 AM — Room 582-N (House) - 2026-01-22: Hearing: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 9:00 AM — Room 582-N (House) - 2026-01-14: Referred to House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications (House) - 2026-01-13: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2435/hb2435_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2435/hb2435_enrolled.pdf) - Sub: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2435/hb2435_01_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 Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2435/hb2435_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2435/hb2435_enrolled.pdf) - [Sub (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2435/hb2435_01_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) - [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-HB2435-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).