---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extending the time in which the state corporation commission shall make a final order on a transmission line siting application."
description: "Extending the time in which the state corporation commission shall make a final order on a transmission line siting application."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 2040"
citation: "Kansas HB 2040 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-21"
last_action: "2025-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7d82d32-3785-4f1e-a82d-a57e3c89b39d"
source_url: "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2040/"
source_hash: "45a9d9d8c60f41bf95cdad8f543238973df59d0d7a0d8e26179d1c97408beb49"
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 HB 2040 (2025-2026) — Extending the time in which the state corporation commission shall make a final order on a transmission line siting application.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/hb_2040/hb2040_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by Senate Committee on Utilities** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/hb_2040/hb2040_01_0000.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/hb_2040/hb2040_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-11** Law effective April 17, 2025
- **2025-04-10** Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-27** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 28, 2025
- **2025-03-27** Engrossed on Thursday, March 27, 2025
- **2025-03-25** Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 123, Nay 2
- **2025-03-24** Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Michael Fagg, Sen. Mike Petersen and Sen. Marci Francisco appointed as conferees
- **2025-03-20** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Leo Delperdang, Rep. Rick Wilborn and Rep. KC Ohaebosim
- **2025-03-19** Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 39, Nay 1 `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Caryn Tyson was rejected
- **2025-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Caryn Tyson
- **2025-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
- **2025-03-06** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Utilities `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-18** Referred to Senate Committee on Utilities `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-17** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-02-14** Final Action - Passed; Yea 116, Nay 2, Absent 7 `passage`
- **2025-02-13** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2025-02-04** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-21** Referred to House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-21** Introduced `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f7d82d32-3785-4f1e-a82d-a57e3c89b39d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).