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SB 325 Kansas Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Creating the vehicle services modernization task force, providing limitations on expenditures of county treasurer motor vehicle fee funds and authorizing county treasurers to charge certain increased fees for vehicle registration transactions.

SB 325 prohibits covering Kansas vehicle license plates with any clear, opaque, or plastic-like material that affects visibility or reflectivity, or with frames that obstruct the plate. It directly affects all Kansas vehicle owners who currently use such coverings or frames on their license plates. The bill requires plates to be securely fastened, clearly visible from a safe distance, and free from foreign materials that could obscure the registration number, state, or expiration details. This replaces existing Kansas law (K.S.A. 8-133 and 8-15,110) with updated visibility standards for license plate display.
Issues: ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationProhibits obscuring license plates to enhance visibility and safety, directly strengthening vehicle regulation standards within transportation safety.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Signed Apr 9, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Amended by House Committee on Transportation → Enrolled · 6 edits · Apr 9, 2026
MODERATE
The bill was completely rewritten to replace a short act about license plate display rules with a comprehensive modernization plan. The new version establishes a permanent task force to study and improve vehicle registration services, sets up a special fund to help counties pay for administrative costs, and creates a new fee structure for county treasurers. The old sections regarding specific license plate placement and expiration dates were removed.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded significantly from a narrow focus on license plate display rules to a broad mandate for modernizing vehicle registration services and funding county administrative costs.
REQUIREMENT

Created a new Vehicle Services Modernization Task Force consisting of 15 members (9 voting, 6 non-voting) to study and recommend improvements to vehicle registration services.

Deleted previous regulations detailing specific rules for where different types of vehicles (like dump trucks and antique cars) must display license plates.

FISCAL

Established a special fund where county treasurers must deposit $0.75 per license application and $2.00 per title application to cover administrative expenses.

Authorized county treasurers to receive additional compensation based on the volume of registrations processed, with a cap of $15,000 annually.

TIMELINE

Set specific deadlines for the task force, including member appointments by September 1, 2026, and a final report due by January 10, 2028.

ENFORCEMENT

Removed provisions regarding law enforcement citations for license plate violations and their expiration dates.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
14
Committee
9
Apr 9, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 33, Nay 7
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 109, Nay 12, Absent 4
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference committee report now available
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Shannon Francis, Rep. Robyn R. Essex and Rep. Henry Helgerson appointed as conferees
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Mike Petersen, Sen. Jeff Klemp and Sen. Ethan Corson
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 105, Nay 13, Absent 6
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
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Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
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Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Transportation
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Transportation
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
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Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Transportation; Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
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0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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