Division of the Budget
Landon State Office Building Phone: (785) 296-2436
900 SW Jackson Street, Room 504 adam.c.proffitt@ks.gov
Topeka, KS 66612 http://budget.kansas.gov
Adam C. Proffitt, Director Laura Kelly, Governor
Division of the Budget
February 7, 2025
The Honorable Shannon Francis, Chairperson
House Committee on Transportation
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 582-N
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Francis:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2168 by House Committee on Transportation
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2168 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2168 would create the Blackout distinctive license plate. The bill would allow any
Kansas resident who is the owner of a passenger vehicle or truck with a gross weight of 20,000
pounds or less, to be issued one Blackout distinctive license plate for each vehicle or truck on and
after January 1, 2026. The distinctive plate would be issued upon proper registration and payment
of the regular license fee as provided in KSA 8-143. Any applicant or renewal of registration for
a Blackout license plate would be required to pay an annual fee of $50 to the county treasurer for
each Blackout license plate issued. The bill would establish the License Plate Replacement Fund,
which would be administrated by the Secretary of Revenue. All fund expenditures would be for
costs associated with replacing license plates when the lifespan of the license plates has been
exhausted as determined by the Director of Vehicles.
The Department of Revenue estimates enactment of HB 2168 would increase its
expenditures by $2,890 in FY 2026 for administrative costs related to designing and manufacturing
the new plate. The Department estimates the bill would decrease revenues to the State Highway
Fund by $4,000 in FY 2026. Any fiscal effect associated with HB 2168 is not reflected in The FY
2026 Governor’s Budget Report.
Sincerely,
Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Lynn Robinson, Department of Revenue
Brendan Yorkey, Department of Transportation
Jay Hall, Kansas Association of Counties