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SENATE BILL No. 380
AN ACT concerning retail electric suppliers; relating to electric vehicle charging services;
requiring retail electric suppliers to offer fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory rates
and services to entities that provide electric vehicle charging services.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. (a) As used in this section:
(1) "Electric vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is propelled by
one or more electric motors using energy stored in the form of a
rechargeable battery.
(2) "Fast charging station" means behind-the-meter electric
vehicle charging equipment that is capable of delivering electricity at a
minimum of 50 kilowatts or greater direct current to an electric
vehicle's rechargeable battery at a voltage of 200 volts or greater.
(3) "Retail electric supplier" means any person, firm, corporation,
municipality, association or cooperative corporation engaged in the
furnishing of retail electric service.
(b) A retail electric supplier that provides, owns, operates or
maintains a fast charging station for direct public use shall offer fair,
reasonable and nondiscriminatory rates and services to all entities
providing similar services and shall not act in a manner that provides an
unreasonable competitive advantage for the retail electric supplier's fast
charging station.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any fast
charging station that:
(1) Was constructed, provided, owned, operated or maintained by
a retail electric supplier prior to July 1, 2026;
(2) is not offered or made available to the general public and is
located on the premises of a retail electric supplier and used solely to
charge vehicles owned or operated by the retail electric supplier or the
retail electric supplier's employees; or
(3) is required to be owned or operated by a retail electric supplier
pursuant to federal or state law or an order of the state corporation
commission.
(d) This section shall expire on July 1, 2036.
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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
SENATE, and passed that body
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SENATE adopted
Conference Committee Report ________________
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President of the Senate.
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Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the HOUSE
as amended _________________________
HOUSE adopted
Conference Committee Report ________________
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Speaker of the House.
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Chief Clerk of the House.
APPROVED _____________________________
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Governor.