---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizing the Kansas department of transportation to establish a statewide conduit system for fiber optic transmissions of broadband connections."
description: "Authorizing the Kansas department of transportation to establish a statewide conduit system for fiber optic transmissions of broadband connections."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 2647"
citation: "Kansas HB 2647 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Funds", "Telecommunications", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-02-03"
last_action: "2026-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd2bc3d2-d77c-4031-be24-e791d0ac2df8"
source_url: "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2647/"
source_hash: "90df24b57f534a85e53021bcfb89ea3905e6bd863cb08b1b058d5efcc2b81326"
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 2647 (2025-2026) — Authorizing the Kansas department of transportation to establish a statewide conduit system for fiber optic transmissions of broadband connections.

## 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/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2647/hb2647_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by House Committee on Transportation** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2647/hb2647_01_0000.pdf)
3. **As Amended by Senate Committee on Transportation** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2647/hb2647_02_0000.pdf)
4. **{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2647/hb2647_03_0000.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2647/hb2647_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Committee on Transportation — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-09** Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-09** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- **2026-03-26** Reengrossed on Thursday, March 26, 2026
- **2026-03-24** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 120, Nay 1, Absent 4
- **2026-03-24** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0
- **2026-03-24** Conference committee report now available
- **2026-03-23** Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Mike Petersen, Sen. Jeff Klemp and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees
- **2026-03-19** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Shannon Francis, Rep. Robyn R. Essex and Rep. Henry Helgerson
- **2026-03-18** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-17** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended `passage`
- **2026-03-17** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Jeff Klemp was adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-17** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Jeff Klemp
- **2026-03-17** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-11** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-26** Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2026-02-25** Engrossed on Monday, February 23, 2026
- **2026-02-19** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 116, Nay 5, Absent 4 `passage`
- **2026-02-18** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2026-02-18** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-16** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-03** Referred to House Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03** Introduced `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dd2bc3d2-d77c-4031-be24-e791d0ac2df8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).