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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas bill sets uniform energy facility siting standards and local permit timelines
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
The House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications introduced a bill establishing uniform state standards and local permitting deadlines for commercial energy facilities while limiting local government moratoria and imposing and financial assurance requirements. The measure died in committee during the 2025-2026 legislative session.
The measure establishes strict 30-day completeness review windows and 120-day decision deadlines for local governments reviewing energy facility applications, while giving the state corporation commission authority to override local rules deemed overly burdensome.
- State corporation commissions traditionally regulate public utilities, but an increasing number of state legislatures have considered bills to streamline or centralize the siting and permitting of large-scale commercial wind, solar, and energy storage facilities to counter local moratoria. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Local governments
Local governments must adhere to strict 30-day completeness review deadlines and 120-day final action timelines, publish application checklists, and obtain state approval for moratoria exceeding 30 days.
Energy facility applicants
Applicants must comply with uniform statewide siting standards, submit comprehensive decommissioning plans, and maintain financial assurance mechanisms for site restoration.
State Corporation Commission
The commission is required to adopt uniform statewide siting standards, review local moratoria and permit timelines, resolve undue burden disputes, and maintain administrative records of proceedings.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if a local government fails to act on an energy facility application within the required timeframe?
What constitutes the end of an energy facility's useful life under this act?
Who is allowed to intervene in an energy facility siting proceeding or seek judicial review?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Feb 5, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 5, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
Version history
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Full breakdown
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Discoveries
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State-Level Preemption of Local Energy Siting
The bill shifts regulatory authority from local governments to the state corporation commission by capping permit review timelines and restricting local moratoria.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy80Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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