HOUSE - BILL

HB 2647

Authorizing the Kansas department of transportation to establish a statewide conduit system for fiber optic transmissions of broadband connections.

Bill Summary
Signed by Governor

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
Committee Report
Floor Action
Opposite Chamber
Enrolled
Governor

Versions

Bill Supp. Note Fiscal Note
Enrolled

Authorizing the Kansas department of transportation to establish a statewide conduit system for fiber optic transmissions of broadband connections.

{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}

Authorizing the Kansas department of transportation to establish a statewide conduit system for fiber optic transmissions of broadband connections.

As Amended by Senate Committee on Transportation

Authorizing the Kansas department of transportation to establish a statewide conduit system for fiber optic transmissions of broadband connections.

As Amended by House Committee on Transportation

Authorizing the Kansas department of transportation to establish a statewide conduit system for fiber optic transmissions of broadband connections.

As Introduced

Authorizing the Kansas department of transportation to establish a statewide fiber system.

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Document Reports

Amendments, Committee Reports, & Conference Committee Reports

Conference Committee Reports 1
Report CCR Brief
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 And the bill be passed as amended.
Committee Reports 2
Committee Report
House Committee on Transportation Mon, Feb 16, 2026 And the bill be passed as amended.
Senate Committee on Transportation Wed, Mar 11, 2026 And the bill be passed as amended.
Floor Amendments 1
Offered by Amendment
Sen. Jeff Klemp Tue, Mar 17, 2026

Legislative History

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Testimony & Minutes

House · Committee on Transportation 9
Hearing Date Minutes Presenter Organization Topic PDF
Feb 12, 2026 View Chris Waggoner, Assistant Revisor Office of Revisor of Statutes overview of HB2647
Feb 12, 2026 View Cory Davis, Director Multimodal Transportation and Innovation, Kansas Department of Transportation verbal proponent
Feb 12, 2026 View Ethan Kaplan, General Counsel and Director Broadband Advocacy, IdeaTek Telecom verbal proponent
Feb 12, 2026 View Darin Miller, Vice President AT&T Kansas neutral verbal testimony
Feb 12, 2026 View Megan Bottenberg, Director Government Affairs, Cox Communications Kansas neutral verbal testimony
Feb 12, 2026 View Michael White, Director Kansas Contractors Association neutral verbal testimony
Feb 12, 2026 View Rachel Willis, Director of Legislative Affairs, Kansas Department of Commerce written only proponent
Feb 12, 2026 View Emma Shankland, Impact Strategist Health Forward Foundation written only proponent
Feb 12, 2026 View Eric Satorious, Executive Director Communications Coalition Kansas written only neutral testimony
Senate · Committee on Transportation 7
Hearing Date Minutes Presenter Organization Topic PDF
Mar 10, 2026 View Megan Bottenberg, Director, Govt Affairs Cox Communication HB2647 Neu Wo
Mar 10, 2026 View Erik Sartorius, Exec. Dir Communications Coalition of KS HB2647 Neu Wo
Mar 10, 2026 View Emma Shankland, Impact Strategisto-Policy Health Forward Foundation HB2647 Pro Wo
Mar 10, 2026 View Chris Crook, Exec. Director KanREN HB2647 Pro Verbal
Mar 10, 2026 View Daniel Friesen, Chief Innovation Officer IdeaTEK Telcom LLC HB2647 Pro Wo
Mar 10, 2026 View Adam Siebers, Staff Revisor — HB2647 Bill Explainer
Mar 10, 2026 View Cory Davis, Director Multimodal Transportation HB2647 Pro Verbal

Identification

Bill No. HB 2647
Chamber House
Requested By Requested by Joel Skelley on behalf of the Kansas Department of Transportation

Original Sponsor

Current Sponsor

Effective Date

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