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How the Kansas legislature works

Divided government

Convenes every year; two-year legislative session with bills carrying over.

Senate · 40 seats Republican
House · 125 seats Republican
Governor Democratic

2026 Legislative Session — Summary

High-level counts of bills & resolutions this session

0
Total Bills
0
Signed/Enacted
0
In progress
0
Did not pass

All Time — Summary

High-level counts of all bills & resolutions on record

5
Total
1
Signed/Enacted
0
In progress
4
Did not pass

Generation Mix

2025 · EIA

63.0 TWh total · 14.7% nuclear

63,054GWh generated in state

Consumes ~43,749 GWh · net exporter — 24% of generation is sent out of state. Chart shows in-state generation, not the consumption mix.

Market Structure

Regulated / Vertically IntegratedSPP
14.56¢
Residential/kWh
▼ 16%
11.35¢
Commercial/kWh
▼ 15%
8.03¢
Industrial/kWh
▼ 7%
▲/▼ vs US average (2025)

Nuclear Plants1 plant · 1,296 MW

Wolf Creek Generating Station
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.· PWR
1,296 MW
1 unit

Legislation

0 bills introduced in 2026

No bills tracked for 2026.

Enacted Legislation

All bills and resolutions signed or enacted in Kansas

HB 2600Signed2017
Senate Substitute for HB 2600 by Committee on Public Health and Welfare - Relating to responsibilities of the department of health and environment in setting fees for noncontiguous sites under the nuclear energy development and radiation control act; directing the secretary of health and environment to study and investigate maternal deaths in the state of Kansas; and requiring the secretary to study and disseminate information relating to palliative care.

Establishing the Affordable Healthcare for Kansans program to expand medicaid eligibility.

Licensing & Regulation · Licensing/Permitting
2018-04-27
House Resolution 6012Enacted2025
House Resolution 6012

# Plain-Language Summary House Resolution 6012 is a ceremonial recognition celebrating the Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Station's 40 years of operation in Kansas, which began in 1985. The resolution commends the plant's employees and operators for their safety record, reliable power generation, and…

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S.B. 410Enacted2024
S.B. 410

Exempts new nuclear facilities from certain property taxes. [NARUC]: Property tax exemptions for new nuclear facilities

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S.B. 586Enacted2008
S.B. 586

Allows power plants to qualify for recovery of Construction Work in Progress (CWIP) and other preconstruction expenditures in rates. State Legislation and Regulations Supporting Nuclear Energy Updated as of March 2026

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H.B. 2038Enacted2007
H.B. 2038

Exempts from state property taxes any property purchased, constructed or installed to expand capacity at an existing nuclear plant or to build a new nuclear plant.

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Substitute for H.B. 2516Enacted2004
Substitute for H.B. 2516

Allows the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) to make adjustments to a utility’s revenue requirements allowing the utility to retain benefits equivalent to 10 percent of the net revenue from electricity sold to out-of-state customers generated from a new or expanded generator in a county with 5 per…

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Substitute for S.B. 104Enacted2003
Substitute for S.B. 104

Permits the Kansas Corporation Commission to determine rate-making principles that will apply to a utility’s investment in generation or transmission before constructing a facility or entering into a contract for purchasing power.

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