Kansas HB 2201: Senate Substitute for HB 2201 by Committee on Transportation - Decreasing the Eisenhower legacy transportation program alternate delivery project threshold, authorizing the usage of federal stimulus funds and KDOT bonding authority.

Bill Text

HOUSE BILL No. 2201
AN ACT concerning motor vehicles; relating to license plates; providing for the FFA, route
66 association of Kansas and blackout distinctive license plates; allowing an
applicant for a personalized license plate to be issued one such license plate instead
of two; eliminating the requirement that applications for personalized license plates
be made within 60 days from vehicle registration renewals; discontinuing the option
for a person to display a second personalized license plate on the front of a vehicle;
modifying current requirements for the design and issuance of license plate
registration decals; modifying the documentation requirements for military veteran
license plates to align with updated military veteran documentation standards;
eliminating the requirement for applicants to submit military license plate
applications 60 days prior to vehicle registration renewals; amending K.S.A. 8-132,
8-147, 8-1,146, 8-1,194, 8-1,195, 8-1,196, 8-1,197, 8-1,198 and 8-1,199 and K.S.A.
2024 Supp. 8-134 and repealing the existing sections.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
New Section 1. (a) On and after January 1, 2026, any owner or
lessee of one or more passenger vehicles or trucks registered for a gross
weight of 20,000 pounds or less who is a resident of Kansas, upon
compliance with the provisions of this section, may be issued one FFA
license plate for each such passenger vehicle or truck. Such license
plate shall be issued for the same time as other license plates upon
proper registration and payment of the regular license fee as provided
in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and the payment to the
county treasurer of the logo use royalty payment.
(b) The Kansas FFA foundation may authorize the use of the
organization's logo to be affixed on license plates as provided by this
section. Any motor vehicle owner or lessee shall pay an amount of not
less than $25 nor more than $100, as determined by the Kansas FFA
foundation, as a logo use royalty payment for each such license plate to
be issued. The logo use royalty payment shall be paid to the county
treasurer.
(c) Any applicant for a license plate authorized by this section
may make application for such license plate not less than 60 days prior
to such person's renewal of registration date, on a form prescribed and
furnished by the director of vehicles, and any applicant for such license
plate shall pay to the county treasurer the logo use royalty payment.
Application for registration of a passenger vehicle or truck and issuance
of the license plate under this section shall be made by the owner or
lessee in a manner prescribed by the director of vehicles upon forms
furnished by the director.
(d) No registration or license plate issued under this section shall
be transferable to any other person.
(e) The director of vehicles may transfer a FFA license plate from
a leased vehicle to a purchased vehicle.
(f) Renewals of registration under this section shall be made
annually, upon payment of the fee prescribed in K.S.A. 8-143, and
amendments thereto, and in the manner prescribed in K.S.A. 8-132(b),
and amendments thereto. No renewal of registration shall be made to
any applicant until such applicant provides to the county treasurer the
annual royalty payment. If such annual royalty payment is not made to
the county treasurer, the applicant shall be required to comply with the
provisions of K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and return the
license plate to the county treasurer of such person's residence.
(g) The Kansas FFA foundation, with the approval of the director
of vehicles, shall design a plate to be issued under the provisions of this
section.
(h) As a condition of receiving the FFA license plate and any
subsequent registration renewal of such license plate, the applicant
shall consent to the division authorizing the division's release of motor
vehicle record information, including the applicant's name, address,
royalty payment amount, plate number and vehicle type to the Kansas
FFA foundation and the state treasurer.
(i) The collection and remittance of annual royalty payments by
the county treasurer shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 8-
1,141(h), and amendments thereto.
New Sec. 2. (a) On and after January 1, 2026, any owner or lessee

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of one or more passenger vehicles or trucks registered for a gross
weight of 20,000 pounds or less who is a resident of Kansas, upon
compliance with the provisions of this section, may be issued one route
66 association of Kansas license plate for each such passenger vehicle
or truck. Such license plate shall be issued for the same time as other
license plates upon proper registration and payment of the regular
license fee as provided in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and
the payment to the county treasurer of the logo use royalty payment.
(b) Route 66 association of Kansas, inc., may authorize the use of
the organization's logo to b