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Panel approves pump‑installer licensing and $100 fee cap; KDHE warns cap may underfund program
Summary
The Committee on Water voted 10–4 to advance HB 24-24, which creates pump installation contractor licenses and requires water-quality sampling; an amendment set an annual statutory fee cap of $100, a change KDHE said could leave the program underfunded.
The Committee on Water advanced House Bill 24-24 by a 10–4 vote after adding an amendment that sets an annual statutory fee cap of $100 and requires the secretary to review fees annually.
Kyle, who summarized the bill for the committee, said HB 24-24 would establish licensing and qualifications for pump installation contractors, allow online examinations, require certain water-quality testing by Kansas-certified laboratories on request, and require pump installers to submit installation…
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