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HB2577 • 2026

Requiring a 20% or higher blend of biodiesel to be purchased for use in state-owned diesel-powered vehicles and equipment.

Requiring a 20% or higher blend of biodiesel to be purchased for use in state-owned diesel-powered vehicles and equipment.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Last action
2026-04-10
Official status
Died in Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requiring a 20% or higher blend of biodiesel to be purchased for use in state-owned diesel-powered vehicles and equipment.

Requiring a 20% or higher blend of biodiesel to be purchased for use in state-owned diesel-powered vehicles and equipment.

What This Bill Does

  • Requiring a 20% or higher blend of biodiesel to be purchased for use in state-owned diesel-powered vehicles and equipment.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-10 House

    Died in Committee

  2. 2026-01-29 House

    Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs

  3. 2026-01-28 House

    Introduced

Official Summary Text

Requiring a 20% or higher blend of biodiesel to be purchased for use in state-owned diesel-powered vehicles and equipment.

Current Bill Text

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Session of 2026
HOUSE BILL No. 2577
By Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Requested by Representative Fairchild on behalf of Representative Barrett
1-28
AN ACT concerning the department of administration; relating to the
division of purchases; requiring a 20% or higher blend of biodiesel to
be purchased for use in state-owned diesel-powered vehicles and
equipment; amending K.S.A. 75-3744a and repealing the existing
section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 75-3744a is hereby amended to read as follows: 75-
3744a. (a) As used in this section, "motor-vehicle fuels" has means the
meaning provided by same as defined in K.S.A. 79-3401, and amendments
thereto.
(b) All bulk motor-vehicle fuels purchased by any state agency, as
defined in K.S.A. 75-3701, and amendments thereto, in each fiscal year for
use in state-owned motor vehicles shall be motor-vehicle fuels fuel blends
containing at least 10% ethanol. No state agency shall spend more than ten
cents $.10 per gallon more on fuel blends containing at least 10% ethanol
than the current price per gallon of regular fuel on bulk motor vehicle fuel
purchases.
(c) Where available under current state purchasing agreements,
individual motor-vehicle fuel purchases for state-owned motor vehicles
shall be of motor-vehicle fuels blends containing at least 10% ethanol.
Individual motor vehicle fuel purchases for state-owned motor vehicles
shall not be more than 10 cents $.10 per gallon more on fuel blends
containing at least 10% ethanol than the current price per gallon of regular
fuel.
(d) Where available, and as long as the price is no not greater than 10
cents $.25 more per gallon than the price of diesel fuel, a 2% 20% or
higher blend of biodiesel must shall be purchased for use in state-owned
diesel powered diesel-powered vehicles and equipment.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 75-3744a is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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