Kansas 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 457 — Prohibiting public utilities from exercising eminent domain for the siting or placement of solar facilities.

Last action — Died in House Committee

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

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in House Committee

  2. Referred to Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications

  3. Received and Introduced

  4. Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 38 Nay: 0

  5. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  6. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Fagg was adopted

  7. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Fagg

  8. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  9. Withdrawn from Committee on Ways and Means and referred to Committee of the Whole

  10. Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  11. Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar

  12. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  13. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Utilities

  14. Hearing: Monday, February 19, 2024, 1:30 PM Room 548-S

  15. Referred to Committee on Utilities

  16. 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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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 457?
SB 457 is sponsored by Committee on Utilities.
What is the current status of SB 457?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 457?
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