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KS SB 439

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Enacting the utility railroad crossing act and establishing a process and limitations for utilities to interact with railroad right-of-way.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did KS SB 439 pass?

No. KS SB 439 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-04-10): Died in House Committee

What is KS SB 439 about?

KS SB 439 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Enacting the utility railroad crossing act and establishing a process and limitations for utilities to interact with railroad right-of-way.”.

Who sponsors KS SB 439?

Committee on Utilities is the primary sponsor of KS SB 439.

Introduced
2026-02-02
Latest action
2026-04-10 — Died in House Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Utilitiesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-10

    Died in House Committee

    failure

  2. 2026-03-10

    Received and Introduced

    introduction

  3. 2026-03-10

    Referred separately to House Committee on Transportation

  4. 2026-03-05

    Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 33, Nay 5, Absent 2

    passage

  5. 2026-03-04

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

    passage

  6. 2026-03-04

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Marci Francisco

  7. 2026-03-04

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Marci Francisco was adopted

    passage

  8. 2026-03-04

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Michael Fagg

  9. 2026-03-04

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Michael Fagg was adopted

    passage

  10. 2026-03-04

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended

    passage

  11. 2026-03-02

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-02-25

    Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Utilities; Rereferred to Senate Committee on Utilities

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-02-13

    Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

    referral-committee

  14. 2026-02-03

    Referred to Senate Committee on Utilities

    referral-committee

  15. 2026-02-02

    Introduced

    introduction

Versions

  • As IntroducedCompare
  • As Amended by Senate Committee on UtilitiesCompare
  • {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/SB439/

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