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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas exempts non-profit electric cooperative subsidiaries from state corporation commission rate oversight
Last action · March 12, 2026: Approved by Governor on Thursday, March 12, 2026
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What This Bill Does
Kansas enacts a law exempting not-for-profit electric public utilities that are wholly owned subsidiaries of s from oversight, while establishing customer petition rights for rate investigations and meeting notices. The law takes effect upon publication in the Kansas Register.
Changes regulatory oversight for qualifying cooperative utility subsidiaries, allowing customers to petition for rate reviews or vote to terminate the exemption under specific signature thresholds.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
retail electric customers of exempt subsidiary utilities
Retail customers gain rights to petition for rate investigations, receive meeting notices, request customer lists, and vote to terminate the utility's exemption.
electric public utilities that are not-for-profit wholly owned subsidiaries
These utilities are exempted from general State Corporation Commission jurisdiction while remaining subject to specific notice requirements, rate filings, and renewable energy standards.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can customers challenge rate changes under this law?
How can customers terminate the utility's exemption?
Are exempt utilities entirely free from state commission oversight?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
17 actions- Mar 12, 2026SenateEnrolledApproved by Governor on Thursday, March 12, 2026
- Mar 6, 2026SenateEnrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 6, 2026
- Mar 3, 2026HouseFloorFinal Action - Passed
- Mar 2, 2026Houseccal_rcc_820
- Feb 26, 2026Houseccal_rcc_820
- Feb 25, 2026HouseFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by
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- Feb 24, 2026HouseHearing: Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 9:00 AM — Room 582-N
- Feb 9, 2026HouseIntroducedReceived and Introduced
- Feb 9, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
- Feb 5, 2026SenateFloorFinal Action - Passed as amended
- Feb 4, 2026SenateCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Feb 4, 2026SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Feb 4, 2026SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Jan 27, 2026SenateFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
- Jan 22, 2026SenateHearing: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 548-S
- Jan 21, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
- Jan 21, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Utilities
Version history
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Sources
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- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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