SESSION OF 2025
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2031
As Amended by House Committee on
Transportation
Brief*
HB 2031, as amended, would allow a driving school or
motorcycle instructor who meets other requirements in
continuing law to hold a valid driver’s license from any state,
not solely a Kansas license as in current law. The bill would
require a motorcycle instructor to hold a class M driver’s
license or motorcycle license equivalent from another state to
instruct in Kansas.
Background
The bill was introduced by the House Committee on
Transportation at the request of Representative Resman on
behalf of a constituent.
House Committee on Transportation
In the House Committee hearing, representatives of
ABATE of Kansas and Rawhide Harley Davidson provided
proponent testimony. The proponents stated there is a
shortage of motorcycle driving instructors in Kansas, and this
bill would allow instructors who have the required instructor
training and credentials through national programs such as
the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF), but who do not hold
a Kansas motorcycle license, to teach in Kansas.
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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/ Written-only proponent testimony was provided by
Representative Resman, a representative of Johnson County
Community College, and one private citizen.
Neutral testimony was provided by the Director of
Government Affairs, Kansas Department of Revenue
(KDOR), who suggested the requirement for a driving school
instructor to hold a Kansas driver’s license be amended to
allow driving instructors from other states with the proper
certification to be able to instruct in Kansas. They stated this
would maintain consistency in the statute for driving school
instructors. [Note: The bill as introduced would have
authorized only a motorcycle instructor to hold a license from
another state.]
The House Committee amended the bill to permit a
driving school instructor to hold a valid driver’s license issued
by any state.
Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, as introduced, KDOR and the
Department of Transportation indicate enactment of the bill
would not have a fiscal effect.
Driving school instructors; driving school instructor requirements; driver's license;
motorcycle instructors; motorcycle instructor requirements; motorcycle license
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