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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Requiring installation of light-mitigating technology systems on new and existing wind energy conversion systems subject to certain conditions."
+description: "Requiring installation of light-mitigating technology systems on new and existing wind energy conversion systems subject to certain conditions."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
+legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "SB 49"
+citation: "Kansas SB 49 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 20
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2023-01-18"
+last_action: "2023-04-24"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d58680c8-6117-4399-a6f6-f9712df1bc12"
+source_url: "http://kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/measures/sb49/"
+source_hash: "6f6eb0e5e6cc86e366888e6619cb6371256289c9fd7550cd1b2260b9094f7b6b"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ks"]
+---
+
+# Kansas SB 49 (2023-2024) — Requiring installation of light-mitigating technology systems on new and existing wind energy conversion systems subject to certain conditions.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **As introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2023_24/measures/documents/sb49_00_0000.pdf)
+2. **As Amended by Senate Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2023_24/measures/documents/sb49_01_0000.pdf)
+3. **Enrolled - Law effective April 20, 2023** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2023_24/measures/documents/sb49_enrolled.pdf)
+4. **{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2023_24/measures/documents/sb49_02_0000.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Final Action - Passed; — **118–6** (pass) · lower
+- Final Action - Passed as amended; — **39–1** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Committee on Utilities — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-18** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2023-01-19** Hearing continuation: Thursday, January 26, 2023, 1:30 PM Room 548-S
+- **2023-01-19** Hearing: Wednesday, January 25, 2023, 1:30 PM Room 548-S
+- **2023-01-19** Referred to Committee on Utilities `referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-20** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Utilities `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
+- **2023-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
+- **2023-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Francisco `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Francisco was adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended `passage`
+- **2023-02-23** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 39 Nay: 1 `passage`
+- **2023-03-01** Received and Introduced `introduction`
+- **2023-03-02** Referred to Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-07** Hearing: Thursday, March 16, 2023, 9:00 AM Room 582-N
+- **2023-03-23** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-28** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
+- **2023-03-28** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
+- **2023-03-29** Final Action - Passed; Yea: 118 Nay: 6 `passage`
+- **2023-04-04** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-04-24** Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 13, 2023 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d58680c8-6117-4399-a6f6-f9712df1bc12`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).
+