SESSION OF 2025
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2289
As Amended by Senate Committee on
Transportation
Brief*
HB 2289, as amended, would amend law regarding
personalized license plates and decals on license plates. It
also would amend law regarding the 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 no 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.
The bill would be in effect upon publication in the
Kansas Register.
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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.
Senate Committee on Transportation
In the Senate Committee hearing, a representative of
KDOR offered proponent testimony, stating the bill would
remove the risk of second license plates being used illegally
on other vehicles and eliminate an unnecessary requirement
for applying for a personalized license plate at least 60 days
before the renewal of registration date since license plates
are now printed digitally.
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, KDOR and the Kansas
2- 2289 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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