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IntroducedJan 21, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 14, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2025
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Became LawApr 10, 2025
Kansas House Bill
Extending the time in which the state corporation commission shall make a final order on a transmission line siting application.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 11, 2025: Law effective April 17, 2025
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2040
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Sponsors
- House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunicationssponsor
- Lynn Retz, Executive Director of the Kansas Corporation CommissionRequester
Votes
YES: 116
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Barbara Ballard
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Ford Carr
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Leo Delperdang
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Kirk Haskins
- Daniel Hawkins
- Henry Helgerson
- Dale Helwig
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Lynn Melton
- Rep. Miller
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Rep. Penn
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Clarke Sanders
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Alexis Simmons
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Rep. Thompson
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Troy Waymaster
- Virgil Weigel
- Gary White
- Suzanne Wikle
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Valdenia Winn
- Dawn Wolf
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
ABSENT: 7
YES: 39
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Sen. J. Claeys
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Sen. Ware
- Kellie Warren
NO: 1
OTHER: 0
YES: 123
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Barbara Ballard
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Ford Carr
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Kirk Haskins
- Daniel Hawkins
- Henry Helgerson
- Dale Helwig
- Rep. Hill
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Rep. Miller
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Rep. Penn
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Clarke Sanders
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Alexis Simmons
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Rep. Thompson
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Virgil Weigel
- Gary White
- Suzanne Wikle
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Valdenia Winn
- Dawn Wolf
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 11, 2025 | House
- Law effective April 17, 2025
- Apr 10, 2025 | House
- Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- Mar 27, 2025 | House
- Engrossed on Thursday, March 27, 2025
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 28, 2025
- Mar 25, 2025 | House
- Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 123, Nay 2
- Mar 24, 2025 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Michael Fagg, Sen. Mike Petersen and Sen. Marci Francisco appointed as conferees
- Mar 20, 2025 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Leo Delperdang, Rep. Rick Wilborn and Rep. KC Ohaebosim
- Mar 19, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Caryn Tyson
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Caryn Tyson was rejected
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 39, Nay 1
- Mar 06, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Utilities
- Feb 27, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, February 27, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 548-S event
- Feb 18, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Utilities
- Feb 17, 2025 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 14, 2025 | House
- Final Action - Passed; Yea 116, Nay 2, Absent 7
- Feb 13, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Feb 04, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
- Jan 30, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, January 30, 2025, 9:00 AM — Room 582-N event
- Jan 21, 2025 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
Bill Texts
- As IntroducedPDF
- As IntroducedHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee on UtilitiesPDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee on UtilitiesHTML
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Caryn Tyson (Wed, Mar 19, 2025)PDF
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Caryn Tyson (Wed, Mar 19, 2025)HTML
- EnrolledPDF
- EnrolledHTML
Documents
- As Introduced - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Introduced - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Utilities - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Utilities - Supplementary NoteHTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications (Tue, Feb 4, 2025)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications (Tue, Feb 4, 2025)HTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Utilities (Thu, Mar 6, 2025)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Utilities (Thu, Mar 6, 2025)HTML
- House · Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications, Jan 30, 2025: Minutes
- House · Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications, Jan 30, 2025: Testimony by Justin Grady, Kansas Corporation Commisson
- House · Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications, Jan 30, 2025: Testimony by Jackie Garagiola and Claudia Hissong, Kansas Livestock Association and Kansas Farm Bureau
- House · Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications, Jan 30, 2025: Testimony by Joseph Astrab, Citizens Utility Ratepayer Board
- House · Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications, Jan 30, 2025: Testimony by Darrin Ives, Evergy
- House · Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications, Jan 30, 2025: Testimony by Reagan McCloud, Kansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc
- House · Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications, Jan 30, 2025: Testimony by JR Behan, ITC Great Plains, LLC
- House · Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications, Jan 30, 2025: Testimony by Nick Myers, Office of Revisor of Statutes
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 27, 2025: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Jackie Garagiola & Claudia Hissong, KLA and KFB
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Joseph Astrab, CURB
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Justin Grady, KCC
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Reagan McCloud, KEC
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Laura Lutz, Evergy
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Nick Myers, Office of Revisor of Statutes
