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Kansas House committee advances bill to study utility wildfire risk, keeps $5 million punitive-damages cap
Summary
The Kansas House Committee of the Whole voted to report House Bill 2107 favorably after debate about utility wildfire mitigation, a $5 million cap on punitive damages and protections for farmers and property owners.
The Kansas House Committee of the Whole voted to report House Bill 2107 favorably for passage, a measure that directs the Kansas Corporation Commission to convene workshops on wildfire risk from electric utility operations and retains a $5 million cap on punitive damages.
The bill requires the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) to assemble electric utilities, landowners and stakeholder groups — including the Kansas Livestock Association and the Kansas Farm Bureau — to assess wildfire risk tied to utility equipment and to consider potential mitigation measures and associated costs. A fiscal note filed with the committee estimates state costs at…
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