SESSION OF 2025
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2289
As Recommended by House Committee on
Transportation
Brief*
HB 2289 would amend law regarding personalized
license plates and decals on license plates. It also would
amend law regarding shipping of license plates to reflect
current practices.
The bill would authorize issuance of one, rather than
two, personalized license plates and would eliminate the
requirement that an application for a personalized license
plate be made not less than 60 days prior to the vehicle
registration renewal date.
The bill would remove requirements that a decal affixed
to a license plate that indicates the registration expiration
year and license plate number also include the letters of the
county in which the vehicle is registered. [Note: Continuing
law requires placement of the county abbreviation on the
license plate.]
The bill would also remove language regarding
furnishing license plates registration and registration decals to
the counties and would authorize direct shipping to the
customer for any digitally fulfilled license plate order.
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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/ Background
The bill was introduced by the House Committee on
Transportation at the request of a representative of the
Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR).
House Committee on Transportation
In the House Committee hearing, the KDOR Vehicle
Services Senior Manager provided proponent testimony,
stating the bill would eliminate requirements for processes no
longer needed because license plates are now printed
digitally; reflect that most vehicles do not have front brackets
for license plates, and second personalized license plates
have been used illegally on other vehicles; and eliminate a
redundant requirement.
No other testimony was provided.
Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, KDOR and the Kansas Corporation
Commission state enactment of the bill would not have a
fiscal effect on agency operations. The Kansas Association of
Counties (Association) states enactment of the bill could have
a fiscal effect on counties as counties handle vehicle
registration; however, the Association is unable to estimate
the fiscal effect.
License plates; vehicles; personalized license plates; vehicle registration
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