Bill
HB 2255
HB 2255 modernizes Kansas weights-and-measures law, creates licensing for service firms, mandates annual EV charging equipment testing, raises fees, and expands CREP acreage.
Status and timeline
- Introduced: January 30, 2025
- Enrolled and presented to Governor: April 4, 2025
- Approved by Governor (signed): April 8, 2025
Purpose and overview
HB 2255 modernizes and consolidates Kansas weights-and-measures law (Chapter 83), updates and increases inspection/calibration fees, creates licensing and training requirements for service companies and technical representatives, adds electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) to regulated devices, and amends the Kansas Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) enrollment rules and reporting.
Key provisions — weights & measures, testing and licensing
- Consolidates definitions in Chapter 83 and adds/clarifies key terms (e.g., “device used for weighing, measuring or both,” “dispensing device,” “electric vehicle supply equipment”).
- Raises the statutory minimum invoice fee from $50 to $70.
- Updates the calibration fee schedule (detailed per-echon fees and an hourly rate of $120 for non-routine services).
- Establishes a licensing program and standards for service companies and technical representatives:
- Licensing, designation of resident agent for nonresident firms, continuing education, and an examination requirement for technical representatives.
- Secretary of Agriculture may set licensure and continuing-education fees and may revoke/suspend/decline licensing after notice and hearing for violations.
- Testing/inspection requirements:
- Commercial weighing/measuring devices must be tested and inspected annually by a licensed technical representative, an authorized city/county weights-and-measures representative, or the Secretary.
- Grain-elevator test weights/equipment must be approved and sealed annually — or every three years for equipment with a nominal capacity of 250 pounds or greater.
- EV supply equipment used commercially must be tested and inspected at least once every 365 days; inaccurate equipment must be withdrawn from service until repaired to meet tolerances.
- Operational and reporting requirements:
- Service companies and authorized local departments may remove rejection tags for testing/repair but must replace tags and notify the Secretary if equipment cannot be repaired.
- Test/inspection reports must be furnished to the device owner/operator and the Secretary within 10 days; service companies must retain copies of EVSE reports for a period set by rule.
- Secretary may accept a calibration certificate in lieu of a test.
Key provisions — CREP (Kansas Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program)
- Increases the statewide CREP acreage cap from 40,000 to 60,000 acres; allows the last eligible offer that would exceed the cap to be approved.
- Clarifies county caps and replaces earlier county-percentage language with a limit tied to the statewide cap (with an approval exception for the final eligible offer).
- Clarifies eligibility rules (removing expired-contract limits), adds a general ineligibility criterion tied to federal ineligibility, and permits CREP contracts to target dryland or limited-irrigation practices for water-quantity goals.
- Adds exceptions to eligibility criteria for specific circumstances (e.g., high-priority water conservation areas, high-flow-capacity wells, bankruptcy/probate situations, enrollment in other water programs).
- Modifies reporting requirements to require data covering the preceding five years.
Who is affected
- Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA): program administration, metrology lab operations, enforcement; budget and staffing impacts (see fiscal note).
- Private service companies and technical representatives who perform calibration/repair/testing.
- Businesses that use commercial scales, meters, fuel dispensers, EV charging stations, grain elevators, and point-of-sale systems.
- Counties and municipalities that operate local weights-and-measures departments.
- Landowners and operators participating in CREP or eligible to enroll.
Fiscal impact (KDA estimate / Division of the Budget fiscal note)
- Estimated revenue increase from fee changes: approximately $135,422 (from FY 2024 baseline), partly offset by an anticipated ~8% reduction in out-of-state small-weight test kits.
- Estimated KDA expenditure increases:
- FY 2026: +$349,461 (labor, overhead, equipment, maintenance, supplies)
- FY 2027: +$393,461 (similar categories; larger equipment expense)
- Long-term effect: fee revenue intended to stabilize funding of state metrology lab operations and equipment maintenance/replacement.
Notes and context
- The bill reorganizes statutes in Chapter 83 (consolidation and repeal of redundant sections) and contains numerous technical/conforming amendments.
- Committee amendments during the process adjusted some EV and point-of-sale provisions; the enrolled version sets the requirements summarized above.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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