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Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications receives four bill introductions, hears lobbyist introductions and approves minutes
Summary
The Committee heard introductions of four bills covering utility wildfire liability, agricultural impact mitigation, Kansas Corporation Commission docket timelines and 9-1-1 accounting changes; lobbyists from Federico Durst Consulting introduced themselves and the committee approved minutes from Jan. 16.
The Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications approved its Jan. 16 minutes and received introductions for four bills during a brief meeting that focused on bill referrals and guest introductions.
Committee members heard requests to introduce bills from utility and industry representatives, including a proposal on utility liability for wildfires and a Kansas Farm Bureau bill on ag-impact mitigation protocols. Committee members asked no substantive questions before the chair allowed the introductions.
The introductions began when Laura Lutz of Evergy said, "My name is Laura Lutz. I'm with Evergy, and I'm asking for the committee's permission to introduce a bill with RS number 0288 dealing with utility liability for…
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