Senate Committee on Utilities 02/05/2026

Kansas Senate Committee (energy/utilities hearing) · February 5, 2026

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Bill overview: scope, definitions, and effective date

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Assistant Reviser Nick Myers summarized Senate Bill 380: it would require retail electric suppliers (jurisdictional public utilities) to offer fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory rates and services to third‑party EV charging providers; prohibit utilities from gaining an unreasonable competitive advantage by rate‑basing costs for their own electric vehicle (EV) fast‑charging stations; define "electric vehicle fast charging station" and "retail electric supplier"; and take effect on 07/01/2026 if enacted. Myers noted exclusions for stations built before 07/01/2026 and stations for a utility's

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Senate committee heard testimony on SB 380, a bill that would bar retail electric suppliers from including costs for electric vehicle fast‑charging stations in utility rate bases; supporters said it protects private investment, while utilities and municipal/cooperative providers urged a limited sunset or exemptions to avoid disincentivizing rural deployment.

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