CHAPTER 120

Senate Bill No. 380*

An Act concerning retail electric suppliers; relating to electric vehicle charging services; requiring retail electric suppliers to offer fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory rates and services to entities that provide electric vehicle charging services.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

Section 1. (a) As used in this section:

(1) “Electric vehicle” means a motor vehicle that is propelled by one or more electric motors using energy stored in the form of a rechargeable battery.

(2) “Fast charging station” means behind-the-meter electric vehicle charging equipment that is capable of delivering electricity at a minimum of 50 kilowatts or greater direct current to an electric vehicle’s rechargeable battery at a voltage of 200 volts or greater.

(3) “Retail electric supplier” means any person, firm, corporation, municipality, association or cooperative corporation engaged in the furnishing of retail electric service.

(b) A retail electric supplier that provides, owns, operates or maintains a fast charging station for direct public use shall offer fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory rates and services to all entities providing similar services and shall not act in a manner that provides an unreasonable competitive advantage for the retail electric supplier’s fast charging station.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any fast charging station that:

(1) Was constructed, provided, owned, operated or maintained by a retail electric supplier prior to July 1, 2026;

(2) is not offered or made available to the general public and is located on the premises of a retail electric supplier and used solely to charge vehicles owned or operated by the retail electric supplier or the retail electric supplier’s employees; or

(3) is required to be owned or operated by a retail electric supplier pursuant to federal or state law or an order of the state corporation commission.

(d) This section shall expire on July 1, 2036.

Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.

Approved April 9, 2026.