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IntroducedJan 22, 2025
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Signed into Law
Requiring an electric public utility to pay a landowner's attorney fees when a party appeals the appraisers' award and the jury renders a verdict that is greater than the appraisers' award in an eminent domain action.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jan 30, 2025: Hearing: Thursday, January 30, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on SB 61
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Judiciarysponsor
- Claudia Hissong on behalf of Kansas Farm BureauRequester
Lobbyists
Douglas J Patterson, Attorney | Client: Patterson Law, Leawood KS | SB61 Proponent in person | Start date: 01/30/2025 | End date: 01/30/2025 |
Wendee Grady, Asst Gen Counsel | Client: Kansas Farm Bureau | SB61 proponent in person | Start date: 01/30/2025 | End date: 01/30/2025 |
Aaron M Popelka VP of Legal and Gov Affairs | Client: Kansas Livestock Association | SB61 proponent in person | Start date: 01/30/2025 | End date: 01/30/2025 |
Reagan McCloud, Dir Gov Relations | Client: Kansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc | SB61 Opponent written only | Start date: 01/30/2025 | End date: 01/30/2025 |
David Peck, Director, Project Management | Client: Evergy, ITC, KS Municipal Utilities, Liberty Utilities, Next Era Energy Transmission | SB61 Opponent in person | Start date: 01/30/2025 | End date: 01/30/2025 |
Natalie Scott, Revisors Office | Client: State of Kansas | SB61 Bill Brief | Start date: 01/30/2025 | End date: 01/30/2025 |
Wendee Grady | Client: Kansas Farm Bureau | SB61 Questions Answered | Start date: 01/30/2025 | End date: 01/30/2025 |
Votes
Actions
- Jan 30, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, January 30, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- Jan 29, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- Jan 23, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 22, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced
Bill Texts
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 30, 2025: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 30, 2025: Testimony by Douglas J Patterson, Attorney, Patterson Law, Leawood KS (SB61 Proponent in person)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 30, 2025: Testimony by Wendee Grady, Asst Gen Counsel, Kansas Farm Bureau (SB61 proponent in person)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 30, 2025: Testimony by Aaron M Popelka VP of Legal and Gov Affairs, Kansas Livestock Association (SB61 proponent in person)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 30, 2025: Testimony by Reagan McCloud, Dir Gov Relations, Kansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc (SB61 Opponent written only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 30, 2025: Testimony by David Peck, Director, Project Management, Evergy, ITC, KS Municipal Utilities, Liberty Utilities, Next Era Energy Transmission (SB61 Opponent in person)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 30, 2025: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisors Office, State of Kansas (SB61 Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 30, 2025: Testimony by Wendee Grady, Kansas Farm Bureau (SB61 Questions Answered)