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IntroducedFeb 04, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Became Law
Kansas Senate Bill
Creating a maximum length of time for an agreement between a utility and law enforcement to install law enforcement equipment on a utility pole or structure and increasing the criminal penalties for assault or battery of a utility or communications employee.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 17, 2026: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Senate Calendar: General Orders
Position: 3
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Actions
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Monday, March 16, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- Mar 13, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Friday, March 13, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Withdrawn from Committee on Ways and Means; Rereferred to Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Withdrawn from Committee on Judiciary; Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 04, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Senator Ethan Corson, State Senate 7th Dist (SB478 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Jake Lowen,, Kansas AFL-CIO (SB478 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Laura Lutz,Gov Affairs, Kansas Evergy (SB478 Pro wo)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Patrick Vogelsberg, Manager of Gov Affairs, Kansas Gas Service (SB478 Pro wo)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Regan McCloud, Director Gov Relations, KS Electric Cooperatives (SB478 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Darin Miller, President, AT&T (SB478 Pro wo)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by J R Behan, ITC Great Plains (SB478 Pro wo)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Bart Armstrong, President, CO-KS Division Atmos Energy (SB478 Pro wo)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Steven Cowen, Black Hills Energy (SB478 Pro wo)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisor's Office, State of Kansas (SB478 Bill Brief)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
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