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Minutes for HB2255 - Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Short Title
Amending definitions concerning weights and measurers increasing minimum invoice fees, requiring licenses and education for service company operators, mandating annual device inspections, except for devices with a nominal capacity of 250 pounds or greater used in grain elevators and requiring electric vehicle supply equipment to be tested and inspected annually.
Minutes Content for Tue, Mar 11, 2025
Tamera Lawrence, Revisor, presented an overview of HB2255. (Attachment 4)
Kelsey Olson, Depurty Director, Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) spoke in support of the bill. (Attachment 5) The KDA Weights and Measures Program is a requlatory program that ensures the accuracy of commercial "weighing and measuring devices" such as scales and fuel pumps. This is an essential element of consumer protection and is one of the oldest government functions. Brings electric vehicle service equipment under the purview of the act to ensure uniformed standards and provide consumer protection.
Ms. Olson stood for questions.
Written proponent testimony was submitted by Shahira Stafford, Kansas Cooperative Council. (Attachment 6)
Chairman Peck closed the hearing on HB2255.
