---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibiting public utilities from exercising eminent domain for the siting or placement of solar generation facilities."
description: "Prohibiting public utilities from exercising eminent domain for the siting or placement of solar generation facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 455"
citation: "Kansas SB 455 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-02-06"
last_action: "2024-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ab77cb8-108c-4e67-a157-72d34cf01662"
source_url: "http://kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/measures/sb455/"
source_hash: "cab89689fb416a3586d4fe4ac4349656dab487a0e2f3e99be9cfd320e0f83000"
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 455 (2023-2024) — Prohibiting public utilities from exercising eminent domain for the siting or placement of solar generation facilities.

## 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/sb455_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by House Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2023_24/measures/documents/sb455_02_0000.pdf)
3. **As Amended by Senate Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2023_24/measures/documents/sb455_01_0000.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2023_24/measures/documents/sb455_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Committee on Utilities — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-02-06** Introduced `introduction`
- **2024-02-07** Referred to Committee on Utilities `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07** Hearing: Wednesday, February 14, 2024, 1:30 PM Room 548-S
- **2024-02-20** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Utilities `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2024-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- **2024-02-22** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2024-02-22** Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 29 Nay: 8 `passage`
- **2024-02-28** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2024-02-29** Referred to Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-12** Hearing: Thursday, March 14, 2024, 9:00 AM Room 582-N
- **2024-03-20** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-25** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2024-03-25** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- **2024-03-25** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2024-03-26** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 107 Nay: 16 `passage`
- **2024-04-01** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
- **2024-04-01** Motion to accede adopted; Representative Delperdang, Representative Turner and Representative Ohaebosim appointed as conferees
- **2024-04-03** Conference committee report now available
- **2024-04-03** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 121 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-04** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 36 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-25** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 12, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-25** Approved by Governor on Monday, April 22, 2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3ab77cb8-108c-4e67-a157-72d34cf01662`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).