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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 • Apr 10, 2026: Died on Calendar
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 478
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- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Died on Calendar
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Monday, March 16, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S event
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Judiciary; Rereferred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 04, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Tue, Mar 17, 2026)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Tue, Mar 17, 2026)HTML
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 16, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Senator Ethan Corson, State Senate 7th Dist
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Jake Lowen,, Kansas AFL-CIO
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Laura Lutz,Gov Affairs, Kansas Evergy
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Patrick Vogelsberg, Manager of Gov Affairs, Kansas Gas Service
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Regan McCloud, Director Gov Relations, KS Electric Cooperatives
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Darin Miller, President, AT&T
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by John Garretson, Asst Business Manager, IBEW Local Union 304
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by J R Behan, ITC Great Plains
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Bart Armstrong, President, CO-KS Division Atmos Energy
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Steven Cowen, Black Hills Energy
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 16, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisor's Office, State of Kansas


