SESSION OF 2023
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2146
As Amended by House Committee on
Transportation
Brief*
HB 2146, as amended, would increase penalties in the
uniform fine schedule for speeding by 31 or more miles per
hour (mph) over the posted speed limit and for impeding
traffic by driving at a slow speed.
The bill would change the fine for a first offense from
$195 plus $15 for each mph over 30 mph over the speed limit
to $250 plus $10 for each mph over 30 mph over the speed
limit. The bill would add increasing penalties for subsequent
offenses. For a second offense within 5 years, the fine would
be $375 plus $12 for each mph over 30 mph over the speed
limit. For a third or subsequent offense within 5 years, the fine
would be $500 plus $15 for each mph over 30 mph over the
speed limit.
The bill also would require the Division of Vehicles,
Department of Revenue, to suspend a person’s driving
privileges for 30 days upon a third or subsequent conviction
within 5 years of a previous conviction for operating a vehicle
more than 30 mph over the speed limit.
The bill would increase the fine for impeding traffic by
driving at a slow speed from $45 to $100.
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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
http://www.kslegislature.org Background
The bill was introduced by the House Committee on
Transportation at the request of a representative of the
Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP).
House Committee on Transportation
In the House Committee hearing, proponent testimony
was provided by representatives of the KHP; Department of
Transportation; and Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police,
Kansas Peace Officers Association, and Kansas Sheriffs
Association. The proponents testified that speeding violations
in excess of 30 mph over the speed limit have increased
significantly, and the bill would save lives by creating a
greater deterrent to such violations.
There was no other testimony.
The House Committee amended the bill to:
●Clarify the proposed fine amounts;
●Decrease the proposed fines;
●Require the Division of Vehicles, Department of
Revenue, to suspend a person’s driving privileges
in the circumstances described above; and
●Increase the penalty for impeding normal traffic by
slow speed.
Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, as introduced, the Office of Judicial
Administration states enactment of the bill would not have a
fiscal effect on the Judicial Branch. The Department of
Transportation indicates enactment of the bill could increase
2- 2146 fines, of which a percentage is directed to the agency’s Traffic
Records Enhancement Fund and the Seat Belt Safety Fund,
by an undetermined amount. Any fiscal effect associated with
enactment of the bill is not reflected in The FY 2024
Governor’s Budget Report.
Speeding; traffic violation; traffic infraction; fine
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