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SB 455

Prohibiting public utilities from exercising eminent domain for the siting or placement of solar generation facilities.

Signed by Governor

Bill Progress

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Committee
Committee Report
Floor Action
Opposite Chamber
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Governor

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Prohibiting public utilities from exercising eminent domain for the siting or placement of solar generation facilities.

As Amended by House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications

Authorizing electric public utilities to retain certain electric generating facilities in the utility's rate base, prohibiting the state corporation commission from authorizing the retirement of fossil fuel-fired electric generating facilities unless certain requirements are met, requiring the commission to report annually on retirements of fossil fuel-fired facilities and revising commission procedures when conducting proceedings for predeterminations of ratemaking principles and treatment.

As Amended by Senate Committee on Utilities

Authorizing electric public utilities to retain certain electric generating facilities in the utility's rate base, prohibiting the state corporation commission from authorizing the retirement of fossil fuel-fired electric generating facilities unless certain requirements are met, requiring the commission to report annually on retirements of fossil fuel-fired facilities and revising commission procedures when conducting proceedings for predeterminations of ratemaking principles and treatment.

As Introduced

Authorizing electric public utilities to retain certain electric generating facilities in the utility's rate base.

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Amendments, Committee Reports, & Conference Committee Reports

Conference Committee Reports 1
Report CCR Brief
Wed, Apr 3, 2024 And the bill be passed as amended.
Committee Reports 2
Committee Report
Senate Committee on Utilities Tue, Feb 20, 2024 And the bill be passed as amended.
House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Wed, Mar 20, 2024 And the bill be passed as amended.

Requested For

Evergy

Legislative History

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Testimony & Minutes

House · Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications 11
Hearing Date Minutes Presenter Organization Topic PDF
Mar 19, 2024 View Representative Hoheisel District 97 SB455- Balloon Amendment
Mar 19, 2024 View Representative Schreiber District 60 SB455- Amendment - Nuclear Included
Mar 14, 2024 View Jason Klindt, Sr. Director, External Affairs Evergy 1-SB455- Proponent
Mar 14, 2024 View Jim Zakoura, President Kansans for Lower Electric Rates & Kansas Industrial Consumers Group 2-SB455- Proponent
Mar 14, 2024 View Reagan McCloud, Manager of Government Relations Kansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc 3-SB455- Proponent
Mar 14, 2024 View David Nickel, Consumer Counsel Citizens Utility Ratepayer Board 4-SB455- Proponent
Mar 14, 2024 View Eric Stafford, VP of Government Affairs Kansas Chamber 5-SB455- Proponent
Mar 14, 2024 View Zack Pistora, Legislative Director & State Lobbyist Kansas Sierra Club 6-SB455- Opponent
Mar 14, 2024 View Jeff McClanahan, Director, Utilities Division On behalf of the Staff of the Kansas Corporation Commission 7-SB455- Neutral
Mar 14, 2024 View Nick Myers Revisor of Statutes SB455- Bill Brief
Mar 14, 2024 View Nick Myers Revisor of Statutes SB455 - Balloon Amendment
Senate · Committee on Utilities 5
Hearing Date Minutes Presenter Organization Topic PDF
Feb 14, 2024 View Nick Myers Office of Revisor of Statutes Bill Brief
Feb 14, 2024 View Darren Ives Evergy Proponent
Feb 14, 2024 View Zack Pistora Kansas Sierra Club Opponent
Feb 14, 2024 View Paul Snider KS Industrial Consumers Group & Kansans for Lower Electric Rates Neutral
Feb 14, 2024 View Jeff McClanahan Kansas Corporation Commission Neutral

Identification

Bill No. SB 455
Chamber Senate
Requested By Laura Lutz

Associated Bills

Sections Affected

Amended

K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 66-1239

Effective Date

This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.
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