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KS SB380
Bill
Status
2/24/2026
Primary Sponsor
Utilities
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AI Summary
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Retail electric suppliers operating public fast charging stations (50+ kilowatts DC, 200+ volts) must offer fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory rates to all competing EV charging providers and cannot gain unreasonable competitive advantages.
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Costs to construct, install, own, operate, or maintain fast charging stations cannot be included in a retail electric supplier's rate base, preventing ratepayers from subsidizing utility-owned charging infrastructure.
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Exemptions apply to fast charging stations constructed before July 1, 2026, and to non-public stations on utility premises used solely for utility-owned or employee vehicles.
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Legislative review required during the 2031 session, with the Senate Committee on Utilities and House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications holding at least one public hearing and potentially issuing findings and recommendations.
Legislative Description
Requiring retail electric suppliers to provide nondiscriminatory rates and services to entities that provide electric vehicle charging services and prohibiting any costs and expenses associated with a retail electric supplier's electric vehicle charging stations from being recovered in electric rates.
Last Action
House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
3/12/2026