SESSION OF 2025
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2020
As Amended by House Committee on Elections
Brief*
HB 2020 would direct the Director of Vehicles (Director),
Department of Revenue, to quarterly provide the Secretary of
State (Secretary) a list of all permanent and temporary
drivers’ licenses issued to noncitizens. The list of noncitizens
must contain the names, addresses, phone numbers, Social
Security numbers, alien registration numbers, dates of birth,
temporary driver’s license numbers, and the expiration dates
of such licenses. The bill would direct the Secretary to
compare the list provided by the Director with the voter
registration rolls and investigate. The Secretary would then
direct the county election officer to remove the names of any
noncitizens that appear on the voter registration rolls within
five business days. The bill would require the county election
officer to notify such person that they may be reinstated on
the voter registration rolls by providing proof of their
citizenship.
Background
The bill was introduced by the House Committee on
Elections at the request of Representative Waggoner.
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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
https://klrd.gov/ House Committee on Elections
In the House Committee hearing, representatives of the
Office of the Secretary of State and Opportunity Solutions
Project provided proponent testimony. The proponents
generally stated the bill would streamline a process already in
place and would allow a proactive approach to ensuring
secure and safe elections.
Written-only proponent testimony was submitted by
three private citizens.
A representative of Loud Light Civic Action presented
opponent testimony, stating the bill was declarative, vague,
and risked constitutional challenges.
Written-only opponent testimony was submitted by a
representative of the American Civil Liberties Union of
Kansas.
Written-only neutral testimony was submitted by three
private citizens.
No other testimony was provided.
The House Committee amended the bill to:
●Specify that the list provided by the Director is a list
of noncitizens;
●Add alien registration registration numbers to the
list provided by the Director;
●Direct the Secretary, after an investigation, to direct
the county election officer to remove any noncitizen
from the voter registration rolls;
●Direct the county election officer to send
notification to persons removed from the voter
registration rolls; and
2- 2020 ●Add a requirement that the county election officers
must remove noncitizens from the voter registration
rolls within five business days.
Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, as introduced, the Secretary of State
would use existing resources to review the quarterly list and
perform any additional activities as a result of the review. The
Department of Revenue would require $1,250 from the State
General Fund in FY 2026 for programming and testing
required to produce the quarterly report for the Secretary of
State.
Any fiscal effect associated with the bill is not reflected
in The FY 2026 Governor's Budget Report.
The Kansas Association of Counties indicates
enactment of HB 2020 would not have a fiscal effect on
counties.
Secretary of State; Division of Vehicles; voter registration rolls; noncitizens
3- 2020