Providing for statewide electrician licensing by the state fire marshal.
HB 2588 establishes a statewide electrician licensing system administered by Kansas' Board of Technical Professions, replacing local city or county licenses with a single standardized process. It requires all electricians (including contractors, master, journeyman, and residential) to pass standardized exams from approved organizations (like ICC or Prometric), achieve a minimum 75% score, and complete 12 hours of continuing education every two years (including 6 hours on building codes). Licenses issued under this bill will be valid statewide, eliminating the need for separate local licenses and repealing prior local licensing requirements. The bill sets uniform standards for exams, experience verification, and continuing education while ensuring statewide validity for all licensed electricians.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2026
Last action Apr 10, 2026
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{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}
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As Amended by Senate Committee on Commerce
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The bill text was updated to reflect amendments made by the Senate Committee on Commerce, replacing the previous House Committee of the Whole version. The substantive policy content regarding licensing exams, continuing education, and scope of practice remains unchanged, though minor formatting adjustments were made to the definitions section.
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The header indicating the legislative history was changed from 'As Amended by House Committee of the Whole' to 'As Amended by Senate Committee', and the page footer was updated to reflect the Senate Committee amendment.
Minor spacing adjustments were made within the definition of 'Electrician' in the definitions section.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Commerce
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 113, Nay 9, Absent 3
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Sean Tarwater was adopted
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Sean Tarwater
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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