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KS HB 2149

enacted

Substitute for HB 2149 by Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications - Requiring distributed energy retailers to disclose certain information to residential customers who are offered or seeking to install a distributed energy system, requiring the attorney general to convene an advisory group to develop, approve and periodically revise a standard form for such disclosures and requiring publication thereof, establishing requirements for interconnection and operation of distributed energy systems, increasing the total capacity limitation for an electric public utility's provision of parallel generation service and a formula to determine appropriate system size.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did KS HB 2149 pass?

Yes. KS HB 2149 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-04-11): Law effective May 1, 2025

What is KS HB 2149 about?

KS HB 2149 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Substitute for HB 2149 by Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications - Requiring distributed energy retailers to disclose certain information to residential customers who are offered or seeking to install a distributed energy system, requiring the attorney general to convene an advisory group to develop, approve and periodically revise a standard form for such disclosures and requiring publication thereof, establishing requirements for interconnection and operation of distributed energy systems, increasing the total capacity limitation for an electric public utility's provision of parallel generation service and a formula to determine appropriate system size.”.

Who sponsors KS HB 2149?

Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications is the primary sponsor of KS HB 2149.

Introduced
2025-01-29
Latest action
2025-04-11 — Law effective May 1, 2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunicationsprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-04-11

    Law effective May 1, 2025

  2. 2025-04-10

    Reengrossed on Thursday, March 27, 2025

  3. 2025-04-10

    Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025

  4. 2025-04-10

    Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025

    executive-signature

  5. 2025-03-24

    Concurred with amendments; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 3

  6. 2025-03-20

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

    passage

  7. 2025-03-20

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

    passage

  8. 2025-03-20

    Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0

    passage

  9. 2025-03-18

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Utilities

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-03-17

    Engrossed on Friday, March 14, 2025

  11. 2025-03-13

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed

    passage

  12. 2025-03-13

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. John Carmichael

  13. 2025-03-13

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. John Carmichael was adopted

    passage

  14. 2025-03-13

    Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended

    passage

  15. 2025-03-13

    Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted

  16. 2025-03-13

    Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea 123, Nay 0, Absent 2

    passage

  17. 2025-03-13

    Received and Introduced

    introduction

  18. 2025-03-13

    Referred to Senate Committee on Utilities

    referral-committee

  19. 2025-03-12

    Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2025-02-20

    Withdrawn from House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications; Rereferred to House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications

    referral-committee

  21. 2025-02-17

    Withdrawn from House Committee on Federal and State Affairs; Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs

    referral-committee

  22. 2025-01-29

    Introduced

    introduction

  23. 2025-01-29

    Referred to House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications

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https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2149/

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