---
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).