HOUSE BILL No. 2392
AN ACT concerning veterans and military; relating to license plates; providing for the 1
st
infantry division and the armed services occupation medal distinctive license plates;
relating to the definition of veteran and disabled veteran in certain statutes; amending
K.S.A. 8-1,147, 73-230, as amended by section 25 of 2024 House Bill No. 2760, and
73-1239, as amended by section 41 of 2024 House Bill No. 2760, and K.S.A. 2023
Supp. 8-1,141, 32-934, as amended by section 10 of 2024 House Bill No. 2760, and
75-3740, as amended by section 47 of 2024 House Bill No. 2760, and repealing the
existing sections.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
New Section 1. (a) On and after January 1, 2025, any owner or
lessee of one or more passenger vehicles, trucks of a gross weight of
20,000 pounds or less or motorcycles, who is a resident of Kansas, and
who submits satisfactory proof to the director of vehicles that such
person is currently serving in any unit of the 1
st
infantry division, the
Fort Riley garrison or a unit assigned to the Fort Riley garrison or has
separated from the United States military, was honorably discharged
and served an assignment of at least nine months in any unit of the 1
st
infantry division, the Fort Riley garrison or any unit assigned to the
Fort Riley garrison may be issued one 1
st
infantry division license plate
for each such passenger vehicle, truck or motorcycle. Such license plate
shall be issued for the same period of time as other license plates upon
proper registration and payment of the regular license fee as provided
in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto.
(b) Any person who meets the criteria in subsection (a) may make
application for such distinctive license plate, not less than 60 days prior
to such person's renewal of registration date, on a form prescribed and
furnished by the director of vehicles. Any applicant for the distinctive
license plate shall furnish the director with proof as the director shall
require that the applicant is currently serving in the 1
st
infantry division
or is a retired member or veteran that was assigned to the 1
st
infantry
division or Fort Riley garrison. Application for the registration of a
passenger vehicle, truck or motorcycle and issuance of the license plate
under this section shall be made by the owner or lessee in a manner
prescribed by the director of vehicles upon forms furnished by the
director.
(c) No registration or distinctive license plate issued under the
authority of this section shall be transferable to any other person.
(d) Renewals of registration under this section shall be made
annually, upon payment of the fee prescribed in K.S.A. 8-143, and
amendments thereto, and in the manner prescribed in K.S.A. 8-132, and
amendments thereto. No renewal of registration shall be made to any
applicant until such applicant has filed with the director a form as
provided in subsection (b). If such form is not filed, the applicant shall
be required to comply with K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and
return the distinctive license plate to the county treasurer of such
person's residence.
(e) Upon satisfactory proof submitted to the director of vehicles,
any person issued a license plate under this section may request that the
license plate be printed to indicate that such person is a veteran or
retired member of the 1
st
infantry division or Fort Riley garrison.
New Sec. 2. (a) On and after January 1, 2025, any owner or lessee
of one or more passenger vehicles, trucks registered for a gross weight
of 20,000 pounds or less or motorcycles, who is a resident of the state
of Kansas, and who submits satisfactory proof to the director of
vehicles that such person is a recipient of the Army of occupation
medal or the Navy occupation service medal, upon compliance with the
provisions of this section, may be issued one armed services occupation
medal license plate for each such passenger vehicle, truck or
motorcycle. Such license plates shall be issued for the same period of
time as other license plates upon proper registration and payment of the
regular license fee as provided in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments
thereto.
(b) Any person who is a recipient of the Army of occupation
medal or the Navy occupation service medal may make application for HOUSE BILL No. 2392—page 2
such distinctive license plates, not less than 60 days prior to such
person's renewal of registration date, on a form prescribed and
furnished by the director of vehicles, and any applicant for the
distinctive plates shall furnish the director with proof as the director
shall require that the applicant is a recipient of the Army of occupation
medal or the Navy occupation service medal. Application for the
registration of a passenger vehicle, truck or motorcycle and issuance of
the license plates under this section shall be made by the owner or
lessee in a manner prescribed by the director of vehicles upon forms
furnished by the director.
(c) No registration or distinctive license plates issued under the
authority of this section shall be transferable to any other person.
(d) Renewals of registration under this section shall be made
annually, upon payment of the fee prescribed in K.S.A. 8-143, and
amendments thereto, and in the manner prescribed in K.S.A. 8-132, and
amendments thereto. No renewal of registration shall be made to any
applicant until such applicant has filed with the director a form as
provided in subsection (b). If such form is not filed, the applicant shall
be required to comply with K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and
return the distinctive license plates to the county treasurer of such
person's residence.
Sec. 3. K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 8-1,141 is hereby amended to read as
follows: 8-1,141. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), any new
distinctive license plate authorized for issuance on and after July 1,
1994, shall be subject to the personalized license plate fee prescribed
by K.S.A. 8-132(d), and amendments thereto. This section shall not
apply to any distinctive license plate authorized prior to July 1, 1994.
(2) On and after January 1, 2025, any distinctive license plate may
be a personalized license plate subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 8-
132, and amendments thereto. Any personalized distinctive license
plate shall be subject to a fee that is double the amount prescribed by
K.S.A. 8-132(d), and amendments thereto.
(b) The director of vehicles shall not issue any new distinctive
license plate unless there is a guarantee of an initial issuance of at least
250 license plates.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to distinctive
license plates issued under the provisions of K.S.A. 8-177d, 8-1,145, 8-
1,163, 8-1,166, 8-1,185, 8-1,186, 8-1,187, 8-1,188, 8-1,194, 8-1,195, 8-
1,196, 8-1,197, 8-1,198, 8-1,199, 8-1,204 or 8-1,205, and amendments
thereto, or section 1 or 2, and amendments thereto, except that such
distinctive license plates may be personalized license plates pursuant to
subsection (a)(2) if an applicant pays the personalized license plate fee
prescribed by K.S.A. 8-132(d), and amendments thereto.
(d) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to distinctive
license plates issued under the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1,146, 8-1,148,
8-1,153, 8-1,158 or 8-1,161, and amendments thereto, except that such
distinctive license plates may be personalized license plates pursuant to
subsection (a)(2) if an applicant pays the personalized license plate fee
prescribed by K.S.A. 8-132(d), and amendments thereto.
(e) The provisions of subsection (f) shall not apply to distinctive
license plates issued under the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1,160, and 8-
1,183, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 8-1,211, and
amendments thereto, except that the division shall delay the
manufacturing and issuance of such distinctive license plate until the
division has received not fewer than 100 orders for such plate,
including payment of the personalized license plate fee required under
subsection (a). Upon certification by the director of vehicles to the
director of accounts and reports that not less than 100 paid orders for
such plate have been received, the director of accounts and reports shall
transfer $4,000 from the state highway fund to the distinctive license
plate fund.
(f) (1) Any person or organization sponsoring any distinctive
license plate authorized by the legislature shall submit to the division of
vehicles a nonrefundable amount not to exceed $5,000, to defray the HOUSE BILL No. 2392—page 3
division's cost for developing such distinctive license plate.
(2) All moneys received under this subsection shall be remitted by
the secretary of revenue to the state treasurer in accordance with the
provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt
of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire
amount in the state treasury to the credit of the distinctive license plate
fund which is hereby created in the state treasury. All moneys credited
to the distinctive license plate fund shall be used by the department of
revenue only for the purpose associated with the development of
distinctive license plates. All expenditures from the distinctive license
plate application fee fund shall be made in accordance with
appropriation acts, upon warrants of the director of accounts and
reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary of the
department of revenue.
(g) The director of vehicles shall discontinue the issuance of any
distinctive license plate if:
(1) Fewer than 250 plates, including annual renewals, are issued
for that distinctive license plate by the end of the second year of sales;
and
(2) fewer than 125 license plates, including annual renewals, are
issued for that distinctive license plate during any subsequent two-year
period.
(h) An application for any distinctive license plate issued and the
corresponding royalty fee may be collected either by the county
treasurer or the entity benefiting from the issuance of the distinctive
license plate. Annual royalty payments collected by the county
treasurers shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the
provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt
of each such remittance the state treasurer shall deposit the entire
amount in the state treasury to the credit of a segregated royalty fund
which shall be administered by the state treasurer. All expenditures
from the royalty fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation
acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued
pursuant to vouchers approved by the state treasurer or the state
treasurer's designee. Payments from the royalty fund shall be made to
the entity benefiting from the issuance of the distinctive license plate on
a monthly basis.
(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any distinctive
license plate, the division shall produce such distinctive license plate
for a motorcycle upon request to the division by the organization
sponsoring the distinctive license plate.
(j) In addition to any residency requirements for all distinctive
license plates, any person not a resident of Kansas, serving as a
member of the armed forces stationed in this state shall be eligible to
apply for any distinctive license plate as if the individual was a resident
of this state. Such person shall be eligible to renew the distinctive
license plate registration as long as the person is still stationed in this
state at the time the registration is renewed.
Sec. 4. K.S.A. 8-1,147 is hereby amended to read as follows: 8-
1,147. In the event of the death of any person issued distinctive license
plates under the provisions of K.S.A. 8-161, 8-177a, 8-177c, 8-1,139,
8-1,140, 8-1,145 or 8-1,146 or 8-177d, 8-1,163, 8-1,166, 8-1,185, 8-
1,186, 8-1,187, 8-1,188, 8-1,194, 8-1,195, 8-1,196, 8-1,197, 8-1,198, 8-
1,199, 8-1,204 or 8-1,205, and amendments thereto, or section 1 or 2,
and amendments thereto, the surviving spouse or other family member,
if there is no surviving spouse, shall be entitled to possession of any
such distinctive license plates. Such license plates shall not be
displayed on any vehicle unless otherwise authorized by statute.
Sec. 5. K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 32-934, as amended by section 10 of
2024 House Bill No. 2760, is hereby amended to read as follows: 32-
934. (a) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 32-920, and amendments
thereto, the secretary of wildlife and parks or the secretary's designee
shall issue, free of charge, a permanent license to hunt and fish to any
person residing in the state who submits to the secretary satisfactory HOUSE BILL No. 2392—page 4
proof that the person is a disabled veteran. Any such person hunting or
fishing in this state shall be subject to the provisions of all rules and
regulations relating to hunting or fishing.
(b) As used in this section, "disabled veteran" means a person
who:
(1) Served in the active military, naval, air or space service and
who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than
dishonorable an honorable discharge or a general discharge under
honorable conditions;
(2) received a disability that was incurred or aggravated in the line
of duty in the active military, naval, air or space service; and
(3) has a service-connected evaluation percentage equal to or
greater than 30% pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq. or 10 U.S.C. §
1201 et seq.
Sec. 6. K.S.A. 73-230, as amended by section 25 of 2024 House
Bill No. 2760, is hereby amended to read as follows: 73-230. (a) In
awarding any contract for the performance of any job or service for
which moneys appropriated are to be expended, the secretary of
administration, or the secretary's designee, shall give a preference to
disabled veteran businesses doing business as Kansas firms,
corporations or individuals, or that maintain Kansas offices or places of
business and shall have the goal of awarding at least 3% of all such
contracts to disabled veteran businesses.
(b) As used in this section:
(1) "Disabled veteran" means a person who:
(A) Served in the active military, naval, air or space service and
who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than
dishonorable an honorable discharge or a general discharge under
honorable conditions;
(B) received a disability that was incurred or aggravated in the line
of duty in the active military, naval, air or space service;
(C) has a service-connected evaluation percentage equal to or
greater than 30% pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq. or 10 U.S.C. §
1201 et seq.
(2) "Disabled veteran business" means a business: (A) Not less
than 51% of which is owned by one or more disabled veterans or, in the
case of a publicly owned business, not less than 51% of the stock of
which is owned by one or more disabled veterans; and (B) the
management and daily business operations of which are controlled by
one or more disabled veterans.
Sec. 7. K.S.A. 73-1239, as amended by section 41 of 2024 House
Bill No. 2760, is hereby amended to read as follows: 73-1239. The
Vietnam war era medallion, medal and a certificate shall be awarded
regardless of whether or not such veteran served within the United
States or in a foreign country. The medallion, medal and the certificate
shall be awarded regardless of whether or not such veteran was under
18 years of age at the time of entry into active service. For purposes of
this section, "veteran" means a person who served in the active military,
naval, air or space service and who was discharged under conditions
other than dishonorable an honorable discharge or a general discharge
under honorable conditions. The director of the Kansas office of
veterans services shall administer the program and adopt all rules and
regulations necessary to administer the program. The agency shall
determine as expeditiously as possible the persons who are entitled to a
Vietnam war era medallion, medal and a certificate and distribute the
medallions, medals and the certificates. Applications for the Vietnam
war era medallion, medal and the certificate shall be filed with the
director of the Kansas office of veterans services on forms prescribed
and furnished by the director of the Kansas office of veterans services.
The deputy director of veteran services shall approve all applications
that are in order, and shall cause a Vietnam war era medallion, medal
and a certificate to be prepared for each approved veteran in the form
approved by the director of the Kansas office of veterans services. The
deputy director of veteran services shall review applications for the HOUSE BILL No. 2392—page 5
Vietnam war era medallion, medal and a certificate to ensure recipients
are enrolled for eligible federal benefits.
Sec. 8. K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 75-3740, as amended by section 47 of
2024 House Bill No. 2760, is hereby amended to read as follows: 75-
3740. (a) Except as provided by K.S.A. 75-3740b, and amendments
thereto, and subsections (b) and (k), all contracts and purchases made
by or under the supervision of the director of purchases or any state
agency for which competitive bids are required shall be awarded to the
lowest responsible bidder, taking into consideration conformity with
the specifications, terms of delivery, and other conditions imposed in
the call for bids.
(b) A contract shall be awarded to a certified business or disabled
veteran business which is also a responsible bidder, whose total bid cost
is not more than 10% higher than the lowest competitive bid. Such
contract shall contain a promise by the certified business that the
percentage of employees that are individuals with disabilities will be
maintained throughout the contract term and a condition that the
certified business shall not subcontract for goods or services in an
aggregate amount of more than 25% of the total bid cost.
(c) The director of purchases shall have power to decide as to the
lowest responsible bidder for all purchases, but if:
(1) (A) A responsible bidder purchases from a qualified vendor
goods or services on the list certified by the director of purchases
pursuant to K.S.A. 75-3317 et seq., and amendments thereto, the dollar
amount of such purchases made during the previous fiscal year shall be
deducted from the original bid received from such bidder for the
purpose of determining the lowest responsible bid, except that such
deduction shall not exceed 10% of the original bid received from such
bidder; or
(B) a responsible bidder purchases from a certified business the
dollar amount of such purchases made during the previous fiscal year
shall be deducted from the original bid received from such bidder for
the purpose of determining the lowest responsible bid, except that such
deduction shall not exceed 10% of the original bid received from such
bidder;
(2) the dollar amount of the bid received from the lowest
responsible bidder from within the state is identical to the dollar
amount of the bid received from the lowest responsible bidder from
without the state, the contract shall be awarded to the bidder from
within the state; and
(3) in the case of bids for paper products specified in K.S.A. 75-
3740b, and amendments thereto, the dollar amounts of the bids
received from two or more lowest responsible bidders are identical, the
contract shall be awarded to the bidder whose bid is for those paper
products containing the highest percentage of recycled materials.
(d) (1) Any or all bids may be rejected, and a bid shall be rejected
if it contains any material alteration or erasure made after the bid is
opened. The director of purchases may reject the bid of any bidder who
is in arrears on taxes due the state, who is not properly registered to
collect and remit taxes due the state or who has failed to perform
satisfactorily on a previous contract with the state. The secretary of
revenue is hereby authorized to exchange such information with the
director of purchases as is necessary to effectuate the preceding
sentence notwithstanding any other provision of law prohibiting
disclosure of the contents of taxpayer records or information. Prior to
determining the lowest responsible bidder on contracts for construction
of buildings or for major repairs or improvements to buildings for state
agencies, the director of purchases shall consider the:
(A) Criteria and information developed by the secretary of
administration, with the advice of the state building advisory
commission to rate contractors on the basis of their performance under
similar contracts with the state, local governmental entities and private
entities, in addition to other criteria and information available; and
(B) recommendations of the project architect, or, if there is no HOUSE BILL No. 2392—page 6
project architect, the recommendations of the secretary of
administration or the agency architect for the project as provided in
K.S.A. 75-1254, and amendments thereto.
(2) In any case where competitive bids are required and where all
bids are rejected, new bids shall be called for as in the first instance,
unless otherwise expressly provided by law or the state agency elects
not to proceed with the procurement.
(e) Before the awarding of any contract for construction of a
building or the making of repairs or improvements upon any building
for a state agency, the director of purchases shall receive written
approval from the state agency for which the building construction
project has been approved, that the bids generally conform with the
plans and specifications prepared by the project architect, by the
secretary of administration or by the agency architect for the project, as
the case may be, so as to avoid error and mistake on the part of the
contractors. In all cases where material described in a contract can be
obtained from any state institution, the director of purchases shall
exclude the same from the contract.
(f) All bids with the names of the bidders and the amounts thereof,
together with all documents pertaining to the award of a contract, shall
be made a part of a file or record and retained by the director of
purchases for five years, unless reproduced as provided in K.S.A. 75-
3737, and amendments thereto, and shall be open to public inspection
at all reasonable times.
(g) As used in this section:
(1) "Certified business" means any business certified as provided
by subsection (l) by the department of administration that is a sole
proprietorship, partnership, association or corporation domiciled in
Kansas, or any corporation, even if a wholly owned subsidiary of a
foreign corporation, that:
(A) Does business primarily in Kansas or substantially all of its
production in Kansas;
(B) employs at least 10% of its employees who are individuals
with disabilities and reside in Kansas;
(C) offers to contribute at least 75% of the premium cost for
individual health insurance coverage for each employee. The
department of administration shall require a certification of these facts
as a condition to the certified business being awarded a contract
pursuant to subsection (b); and
(D) does not employ individuals under a certificate issued by the
United States secretary of labor under 29 U.S.C. § 214(c);
(2) "individuals with disabilities" or "individual with a disability"
means any individual who:
(A) Is certified by the Kansas department for aging and disability
services or by the Kansas department for children and families which
administers the rehabilitation services program as having a physical or
mental impairment that constitutes a substantial barrier to employment;
(B) works a minimum number of hours per week for a certified
business necessary to qualify for health insurance coverage offered
pursuant to subsection (g)(1); and
(C) (i) is receiving services, has received services or is eligible to
receive services under a home and community based services program,
as defined by K.S.A. 39-7,100, and amendments thereto;
(ii) is employed by a charitable organization domiciled in the state
of Kansas and exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to section
501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, as amended; or
(iii) is an individual with a disability pursuant to the disability
standards established by the social security administration as
determined by the Kansas disability determination services under the
Kansas department for children and families;
(3) "physical or mental impairment" means:
(A) Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic
disfigurement or anatomical loss substantially affecting one or more of
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(i) Neurological;
(ii) musculoskeletal;
(iii) special sense organs;
(iv) respiratory, including speech organs;
(v) cardiovascular;
(vi) reproductive;
(vii) digestive;
(viii) genitourinary;
(ix) hemic and lymphatic;
(x) skin; or
(xi) endocrine; or
(B) any mental or psychological disorder, such as intellectual
disability, organic brain syndrome, mental illness and specific learning
disabilities. "Physical or mental impairment" includes, but is not
limited to, orthopedic, visual, language and hearing disorders, cerebral
palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis and intellectual
disability;
(4) "project architect" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 75-
1251, and amendments thereto;
(5) "disabled veteran" means a person who:
(A) Served in the active military, naval, air or space service and
who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than
dishonorable an honorable discharge or a general discharge under
honorable conditions;
(B) received a disability that was incurred or aggravated in the line
of duty in the active military, naval, air or space service; and
(C) has a service-connected evaluation percentage equal to or
greater than 10% pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq. or 10 U.S.C. §
1201 et seq.; and
(6) "disabled veteran business" means a business certified
annually by the department of administration that is a sole
proprietorship, partnership, association or corporation domiciled in
Kansas, or any corporation, even if a wholly owned subsidiary of a
foreign corporation, and is verified by the Kansas office of veterans
services that:
(A) Not less than 51% of such business is owned by one or more
disabled veterans or, in the case of a publicly owned business, not less
than 51% of the stock is owned by one or more disabled veterans;
(B) the management and daily business operations of such
business are controlled by one or more disabled veterans; and
(C) such business maintains the requirements of subparagraphs
(A) and (B) during the entire contract term.
(h) Any state agency authorized by the director of purchases to
make purchases pursuant to K.S.A. 75-3739(e), and amendments
thereto, shall consider any unsolicited proposal for goods or services
under this section.
(i) The secretary of administration and the secretary for aging and
disability services, jointly, shall adopt rules and regulations as
necessary to effectuate the purpose of this section.
(j) At the beginning of each regular session of the legislature, the
secretary of administration and the secretary for aging and disability
services shall submit to the social services budget committee of the
house of representatives and the appropriate subcommittee of the
committee on ways and means of the senate, a written report on the
number of:
(1) Certified businesses certified by the department of
administration during the previous fiscal year;
(2) certified businesses awarded contracts pursuant to subsection
(b) during the previous fiscal year;
(3) contracts awarded pursuant to subsection (b) to each certified
business during the previous fiscal year;
(4) individuals with disabilities removed from, reinstated to or not
reinstated to home and community based services or other medicaid
program services during the previous fiscal year as a result of HOUSE BILL No. 2392—page 8
employment with a certified business;
(5) individuals employed by each certified business during the
previous fiscal year; and
(6) individuals with disabilities employed by each certified
business during the previous fiscal year.
(k) When a state agency is receiving bids to purchase passenger
motor vehicles, such agency shall follow the procedures prescribed in
subsection (c)(2), except in the case where one of the responsible
bidders offers motor vehicles that are assembled in Kansas. In such a
case, 3% of the bid of the responsible bidder that offers motor vehicles
assembled in Kansas shall be subtracted from the bid amount, and that
amount shall be used to determine the lowest bid pursuant to subsection
(c)(2). This subsection shall only apply to bids that match the exact
motor vehicle specifications of the agency purchasing passenger motor
vehicles.
(l) The secretary of administration shall certify that a business
meets the requirements for a certified business as defined in subsection
(g), and shall recertify such business as having met such requirements
every three years thereafter.
Sec. 9. K.S.A. 8-1,147, 73-230, as amended by section 25 of 2024
House Bill No. 2760, and 73-1239, as amended by section 41 of 2024
House Bill No. 2760, and K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 8-1,141, 32-934, as
amended by section 10 of 2024 House Bill No. 2760, and 75-3740, as
amended by section 47 of 2024 House Bill No. 2760, are hereby
repealed.
Sec. 10. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
I hereby certify that the above BILL originated in the HOUSE, and was
adopted by that body
HOUSE adopted
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Speaker of the House.
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the SENATE
as amended
SENATE adopted
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President of the Senate.
Secretary of the Senate.
APPROVED
Governor.