Kansas House Bill HB2110

Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/28/25
• Refer: 1/28/25
• Report Pass: 2/11/25
• Engrossed: 2/19/25
• Refer: 2/20/25
• Report Pass: 3/6/25
• Enrolled: 3/25/25
• Passed: 4/10/25

Caption

Eliminating the requirement that the state 911 board shall contract with a local collection point administrator for services, rescheduling the date on which the state 911 operations fund, state 911 grant fund and state 911 fund shall be established, requiring certain transfers to be made to the state 911 operations fund and rescheduling the date for transferring all 911 fee moneys currently held outside the state treasury to the state treasury.

Summary

HB 2110 revises Kansas’s 911 funding and administration structure under the Kansas 911 Act. The bill eliminates the statutory requirement that the state 911 board contract with a local collection point administrator (LCPA) for services, while preserving a transition period and setting new dates for the state-run funding structure to take effect. It also moves the timing of several fund creations and transfers, including the state 911 operations fund, state 911 grant fund, and state 911 fund, and directs 911 fee revenues to be deposited into the state treasury under a revised allocation formula beginning January 1, 2026. The bill establishes a new split for monthly 911 fee receipts: $0.23 per fee to the state 911 operations fund, $0.01 to the state 911 grant fund, and the remainder to the state 911 fund, with an adjustment if the operations fund exceeds a specified three-year threshold. It also continues and clarifies the use of prepaid wireless 911 fees, directs how excess collections are handled, and requires the transfer of balances from the current outside-the-treasury accounts into the state treasury. The legislation updates definitions, reporting requirements, audit provisions, and enforcement authority, and it repeals the older LCPA-based provisions once the new structure is in place.

Impact

HB 2110 substantially amends the Kansas 911 Act by shifting 911 fee administration from the current outside-the-treasury LCPA framework to a state treasury-based system with dedicated operations, grant, and distribution funds. It changes K.S.A. 12-5363, 12-5367 through 12-5375, and related provisions to reflect the new collection, remittance, transfer, and distribution process, while also setting effective dates and repeals to manage the transition. Affected parties include the state 911 board, the state treasurer, the Department of Revenue, providers of telecommunications and VoIP services, sellers of prepaid wireless service, counties, PSAPs, and governing bodies that contract for 911 services.

Sentiment

The bill appears to have been broadly supported and noncontroversial in the Legislature. It passed the House 119-0, the Senate 40-0, and the House concurred with Senate amendments 118-0, indicating unanimous or near-unanimous approval at each stage. The voting history suggests general agreement on the need to update 911 funding administration and move toward the new state treasury structure.

Contention

No committee transcript was provided, and the recorded votes show no opposition, so there is little evidence of substantive contention in the available materials. The main policy choices embedded in the bill are the elimination of the mandatory LCPA contract, the timing of the transition to state treasury funds, and the allocation of 911 fee revenues among operations, grants, and direct distributions. Any potential concerns would likely center on administrative control, timing of fund transfers, and how the new formula affects PSAP and county funding, but those concerns are not reflected in the available discussion or votes.