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HB2109 • 2026

Exempting public utilities from civil liability relating to the attachment, access, operation, maintenance or removal of law enforcement equipment on any utility pole or other structure that is owned or operated by the public utility.

Exempting public utilities from civil liability relating to the attachment, access, operation, maintenance or removal of law enforcement equipment on any utility pole or other structure that is owned or operated by the public utility.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Last action
2025-04-10
Official status
Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Exempting public utilities from civil liability relating to the attachment, access, operation, maintenance or removal of law enforcement equipment on any utility pole or other structure that is owned or operated by the public utility.

Exempting public utilities from civil liability relating to the attachment, access, operation, maintenance or removal of law enforcement equipment on any utility pole or other structure that is owned or operated by the public utility.

What This Bill Does

  • Exempting public utilities from civil liability relating to the attachment, access, operation, maintenance or removal of law enforcement equipment on any utility pole or other structure that is owned or operated by the public utility.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-10 House

    Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025

  2. 2025-03-27 House

    Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 28, 2025

  3. 2025-03-26 House

    Engrossed on Tuesday, March 25, 2025

  4. 2025-03-24 House

    Concurred with amendments; Yea 78, Nay 44, Absent 3

  5. 2025-03-20 Senate

    Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 29, Nay 9

  6. 2025-03-20 Senate

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended

  7. 2025-03-20 Senate

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Kellie Warren was adopted

  8. 2025-03-20 Senate

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Kellie Warren

  9. 2025-03-20 Senate

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to refer to committee failed

  10. 2025-03-20 Senate

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

Official Summary Text

Exempting public utilities from civil liability relating to the attachment, access, operation, maintenance or removal of law enforcement equipment on any utility pole or other structure that is owned or operated by the public utility.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL No. 2109
AN ACT concerning law enforcement; relating to public utilities; exempting public utilities
from civil liability relating to the attachment, access, operation, maintenance or
removal of law enforcement equipment on any utility pole or other structure that is
owned or operated by the public utility.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. (a) Any public utility that authorizes a law enforcement
agency or enters into an agreement with a law enforcement agency to
authorize the law enforcement agency to attach, access, operate,
maintain or remove law enforcement equipment on any utility pole or
other structure that is owned or operated by the public utility shall be
immune from liability in any civil action that is based upon or arises
from such authorization or agreement.
(b) As used in this section:
(1) "Law enforcement agency" means a city police department, a
county sheriff's department or a county police department.
(2) "Public utility" means any public utility as defined in K.S.A.
66-104, and amendments thereto, municipally owned or operated
public utility or electric cooperative public utility.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
I hereby certify that the above BILL originated in the House, and passed
that body
HOUSE concurred in
SENATE amendments __________________________________________________________________

Speaker of the House.

Chief Clerk of the House.

Passed the SENATE
as amended

President of the Senate.

Secretary of the Senate.
APPROVED ____________________________________________

Governor.