Committee hears House Bill 2255 to update weights-and-measures law and add oversight for electric vehicle charging stations

The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources opened a hearing on House Bill 2255 on Wednesday, receiving an overview from the legislative reviser and testimony from Kelsey Olson, deputy secretary of the Kansas Department of Agriculture.

The reviser said the bill would reorganize and consolidate chapter 83 of the Kansas statutes to remove duplicative sections, update fee schedules and add two new sections specifically addressing electric vehicle supply equipment used commercially. "This bill is not as scary as it looks," the reviser said, describing the measure as largely a restructuring that also updates fees and adds definitions.

Kelsey Olson said the Department of Agriculture’s weights-and-measures program currently oversees commercial scales, point-of-sale systems and fuel dispensers to ensure consumers receive accurate quantities, and that the department does not now routinely inspect electric vehicle charging stations. "Currently any…