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IntroducedFeb 02, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 05, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Kansas Senate Bill
Enacting the utility railroad crossing act and establishing a process and limitations for utilities to interact with railroad right-of-way.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 10, 2026: Died in House Committee
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 439
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Utilitiessponsor
Votes
YES: 33
- Sen. Alley
- Sen. Argabright
- Sen. Billinger
- Sen. Blasi
- Sen. Blew
- Sen. Bowers
- Sen. Bowser
- Sen. Claeys
- Sen. Clifford
- Sen. Corson
- Sen. Dietrich
- Sen. Erickson
- Sen. Fagg
- Sen. Faust Goudeau
- Sen. Francisco
- Sen. Gossage
- Sen. Haley
- Sen. Hill
- Sen. Holscher
- Sen. Kloos
- Sen. Masterson
- Sen. Miller
- Sen. Murphy
- Sen. Owens
- Sen. Peck
- Sen. Petersen
- Sen. Rose
- Sen. Schmidt
- Sen. Starnes
- Sen. Sykes
- Sen. Thompson
- Sen. Titus
- Sen. Warren
ABSENT: 2
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Died in House Committee
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 582-N event
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred separately to House Committee on Transportation
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 33, Nay 5, Absent 2
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Marci Francisco
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Marci Francisco was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Michael Fagg
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Michael Fagg was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
- Mar 02, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Utilities
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Utilities; Rereferred to Senate Committee on Utilities
- Feb 13, 2026 | Senate
- Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 548-S event
- Feb 03, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Utilities
- Feb 02, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
Bill Texts
- As IntroducedPDF
- As IntroducedHTML
- As Amended by Senate CommitteePDF
- As Amended by Senate CommitteeHTML
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}PDF
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}HTML
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Marci Francisco (Wed, Mar 4, 2026)PDF
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Marci Francisco (Wed, Mar 4, 2026)HTML
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Michael Fagg (Wed, Mar 4, 2026)PDF
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Michael Fagg (Wed, Mar 4, 2026)HTML
Documents
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NotePDF
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NoteHTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Utilities (Mon, Mar 2, 2026)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Utilities (Mon, Mar 2, 2026)HTML
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 17, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Chris Waggooner, Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Patrick Vogelsbert, Manager of Government Affairs, Kansas Gas Service
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Mike Gillespie, Director, Governmental Relations ONEOK
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Whitney Damron, Lobbyist, Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Erik Sartorious, Executive Director, Communications Coalition of Kansas
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Patrick Parke, CEO, Midwest Energy
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Steven Cowen, Manager, Governmental Affairs, Black Hills Energy
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Mike Karbo, Regional Director, American Petroleum Institute
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Darin Miller, Vice President, AT&T
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Reagan McCloud, Director of Government Relations, Kansas Electric Cooperatives
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Tom Bruno, Executive Director, Kansas Railroad Association
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by David Powell, Counsel, Burlington, Northern & Santa Fe with Lathrop & Gage
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Cory Hutchings, Director, Corporate Real Estate BSNF
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Laura McNichol, Senior Vice President, WATCO
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Ross Lane, Assistant Vice President, Kyle Railroad
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Ty Dragoo, Director & Chairman, SMART Kansas Legislative Board
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Jeff VanSchaick, Vice President - External Affairs, Cimarron Valley Railroad
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Ian Jeffries, President & CEO, Association of American Railroads
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Patrick Vobelsberg, Manager of Government Affairs,, Kansas Gas Service
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Patrick Vogelsberg, Manager of Government Affairs,, Kansas Gas Service
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Jim Hild, Director of Real Estate - Utilities & Contracts, Union Pacific Railroad
- House · Committee on Transportation, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Chris Waggoner, Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 26, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 26, 2026: Testimony by Senator Francisco, Senate Utilities
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 26, 2026: Testimony by Senator Clifford, Senate Utilities
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 26, 2026: Testimony by Senator Petersen, Senate Utilities
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 12, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Senator Bowser, Senate Utilities
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Senator Bowser, Senate Utilities
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Senator Bowser, Senate Utilities
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Senator Thompson, Senate Utilities
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Senator Thompson, Senate Utilities
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Senator Thompson, Senate Utilities
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Senator Thompson, Senate Utilities
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Senator Thompson, Senate Utilities
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 10, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Jade Piros de Carvalho, IdeaTek
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Reagan McCloud, KS Electric Cooperatives
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Whitney Damron, Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Darin Miller, AT&T Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Patrick Parke, Midwest Energy
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Steve Cowen, Black Hills Energy
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Mike Karbo, American Petroleum Institute
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Patrick Vogelsberg, KS Gas Service
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Michael Gillaspie, ONEOK
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Ty Dragoo, SMART
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Erik Sartorius, Communications Coalition of Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Greg DuMars, Kansas Municipal Utilities
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Bart Armstrong, Atmos Energy
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Melissa Cannon, BNSF Railroad
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Jim Hild, Union Pacific Railroad
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Joseph Astrab, Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board
- Senate · Committee on Utilities, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Jessie Pringle, Revisor of Statutes
