SENATE - BILL

SB 478

Creating a maximum length of time for an agreement between a utility and law enforcement to install law enforcement equipment on a utility pole or structure and increasing the criminal penalties for assault or battery of a utility or communications employee.

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Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
Committee Report
Floor Action
Opposite Chamber
Enrolled
Governor

Versions

Bill Supp. Note Fiscal Note
As Amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary

Creating a maximum length of time for an agreement between a utility and law enforcement to install law enforcement equipment on a utility pole or structure and increasing the criminal penalties for assault or battery of a utility or communications employee.

As Introduced

Increasing the criminal penalties for assault or battery of a utility or communications employee.

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Document Reports

Amendments, Committee Reports, & Conference Committee Reports

Committee Reports 1
Committee Report
Senate Committee on Judiciary Tue, Mar 17, 2026 And the bill be passed as amended.

Legislative History

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Testimony & Minutes

Senate · Committee on Judiciary 11
Hearing Date Minutes Presenter Organization Topic PDF
Mar 16, 2026 View Senator Ethan Corson State Senate 7th Dist SB478 Pro
Mar 16, 2026 View Jake Lowen, Kansas AFL-CIO SB478 Pro
Mar 16, 2026 View Laura Lutz,Gov Affairs Kansas Evergy SB478 Pro wo
Mar 16, 2026 View Patrick Vogelsberg, Manager of Gov Affairs Kansas Gas Service SB478 Pro wo
Mar 16, 2026 View Regan McCloud, Director Gov Relations KS Electric Cooperatives SB478 Pro
Mar 16, 2026 View Darin Miller, President AT&T SB478 Pro wo
Mar 16, 2026 View John Garretson, Asst Business Manager IBEW Local Union 304 SB478 Pro
Mar 16, 2026 View J R Behan ITC Great Plains SB478 Pro wo
Mar 16, 2026 View Bart Armstrong, President CO-KS Division Atmos Energy SB478 Pro wo
Mar 16, 2026 View Steven Cowen Black Hills Energy SB478 Pro wo
Mar 16, 2026 View Natalie Scott, Revisor's Office State of Kansas SB478 Bill Brief

Identification

Bill No. SB 478
Chamber Senate
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Original Sponsors

Current Sponsors

Sections Affected

Amended

K.S.A. 21-5412 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 21-5413

Effective Date

This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.
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