SESSION OF 2025
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2029
As Amended by Senate Committee on
Transportation
Brief*
HB 2029, as amended, would designate as the Rep
Marvin S Robinson Memorial Highway a portion of K-5 in
Wyandotte County, from North 18th Street to North 38th
Street and would remove the portion of I-635 that shares a
route with K-5 from designation as the Harry Darby Memorial
Highway.
The bill would require the Secretary of Transportation to
place suitable signs to indicate the designations once,
pursuant to continuing law, sufficient moneys have been
received from gifts and donations for the cost of placing such
signs, plus an additional 50 percent of the initial cost to defray
costs for future maintenance or replacement of the signs.
The bill would be in effect upon publication in the
Kansas Register.
Background
The bill was introduced by Representative Penn and 109
others.
House Committee on Transportation
In the House Committee hearing, Representative Penn,
Representative Ballard, and Representative Robinson’s
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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/ brother provided proponent testimony. The Mayor of the
Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City,
Kansas, provided written-only proponent testimony. The
proponents described Representative Robinson’s
commitment to public service, which included service in the
U.S. Navy, on various local boards, and as a Kansas state
legislator in 2023 and 2024, and his efforts to preserve the
historical Quindaro site in Wyandotte County.
No other testimony was provided.
The House Committee amended the bill to change
“Representative Marvin S Robinson II Memorial Highway” to
“Rep Marvin S Robinson Memorial Highway.”
Senate Committee on Transportation
Representative Penn provided proponent testimony,
and Representative Ballard and the Mayor of the Unified
Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas,
both provided written-only proponent testimony. The
proponents cited Representative Robinson’s commitment to
public service and his multifaceted impact on his community.
No other testimony was provided.
The Senate Committee amended the bill to make the
effective date to be upon publication in the Kansas Register.
Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill as introduced, the Kansas Department
of Transportation (KDOT) estimates it would cost $16,260 to
manufacture and install two signs for the portion of highway
designated in the bill and $24,390 would be needed from
donations to install the signs. KDOT indicates implementation
of the bill would require an increase of $16,260 to the
2- 2029 expenditure limitation for the agency operations account in
FY 2026. Any fiscal effect associated with enactment of the
bill is not reflected in The FY 2026 Governor’s Budget
Report.
Memorial highway; state representative; Quindaro
3- 2029