Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 81 — Prohibiting large facilities receiving certain tariffs or failing to meet workforce and electric demand requirements from qualifying for economic development electric rates.

Last action — Died in Committee

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 27, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 14% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill prohibits large facilities that do not meet specific workforce and electric demand criteria from qualifying for economic development electric rates in Kansas.

  • K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 66-101j

    K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 66-101j is hereby repealed.

    This section is completely removed, eliminating the existing provisions about economic development rate schedules.

  • K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 66-101j

    A new facility shall not be eligible for a discount pursuant to this section, if such facility: Has a peak demand that is reasonably projected to be 40 megawatts or above within the first two years...

    This change establishes new eligibility requirements for discounts based on peak demand and workforce size.

  • K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 66-101j

    the commission shall authorize an electric public utility to implement economic development rate schedules...

    This change modifies the criteria under which economic development rate discounts can be authorized.

Action History

  1. Died in Committee

  2. Referred to Senate Committee on Utilities

  3. Introduced

Sponsors

  • Committee on Utilities · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Utilities

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (164)

164 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Who sponsors SB 81?
SB 81 is sponsored by Committee on Utilities.
What is the current status of SB 81?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 27, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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