HB2149Introduced in the House
Substitute for HB 2149 by Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications - Requiring distributed energy retailers to disclose certain information to residential customers who are offered or seeking to install a distributed energy system, requiring the attorney general to convene an advisory group to develop, approve and periodically revise a standard form for such disclosures and requiring publication thereof, establishing requirements for interconnection and operation of distributed energy systems, increasing the total capacity limitation for an electric public utility's provision of parallel generation service and a formula to determine appropriate system size.
Introduced by Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Substitute for HB 2149 by Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications - Requiring distributed energy retailers to disclose certain information to residential customers who are offered or seeking to install a distributed energy system, requiring the attorney general to convene an advisory group to develop, approve and periodically revise a standard form for such disclosures and requiring publication thereof, establishing requirements for interconnection and operation of distributed energy systems, increasing the total capacity limitation for an electric public utility's provision of parallel generation service and a formula to determine appropriate system size.
Where it stands
House Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025
April 10, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
HouseStage: House Concurred with amendments - Yea: 122 Nay: 0 · March 24, 2025
122
Yes
0
No
3
Absent or Not Voting
125 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Helwig | 1 | Yes |
| Kenneth Collins | 2 | Yes |
| Charles Smith | 3 | Yes |
| Rick James | 4 | Yes |
| Carrie Barth | 5 | Yes |
| Samantha Poetter Parshall | 6 | Absent |
| Dan Goddard | 7 | Yes |
| Chris Croft | 8 | Yes |
| Fred Gardner | 9 | Yes |
| Suzanne Wikle | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
House Introduced
House Referred to Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
House Withdrawn from Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications; Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
House Withdrawn from Committee on Federal and State Affairs; Rereferred to Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
House Hearing: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 9:00 AM Room 582-N
House Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Carmichael
House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Carmichael was adopted
House Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended
House Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea: 123 Nay: 0
Senate Received and Introduced
Senate Referred to Committee on Utilities
House Engrossed on Friday, March 14, 2025
Senate Hearing: Monday, March 17, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 548-S
Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Utilities
Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
House Concurred with amendments; Yea: 122 Nay: 0
House Reengrossed on Thursday, March 27, 2025
House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025
House Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025
Verify the information
- Official page on the Kansas Legislature website
- House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Report (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Carmichael) (amendment)
- Senate Committee on Utilities Report (amendment)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Comm Sub (text)
- Amended (text)
- Amended (text)
- Enrolled (text)
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