Kansas HB 2606: Authorizing transfers from the state general fund to the local ad valorem tax reduction fund, county and city revenue sharing fund and special city and county highway fund resuming in fiscal year 2023.

Bill Text

As Amended by Senate Committee
Session of 2026
HOUSE BILL No. 2606
By Committee on Transportation
Requested by Zach Denney on behalf of the Department of Revenue
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AN ACT concerning motor vehicles; relating to the Kansas uniform
commercial drivers' license act; modifying the definition of conviction
in the uniform act; amending K.S.A. 8-2,128 and repealing the existing
section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 8-2,128 is hereby amended to read as follows: 8-
2,128. As used in this act:
(a) "Alcohol" means any substance containing any form of alcohol,
including, but not limited to, ethanol, methanol, propanol and isopropanol;
(b) "alcohol concentration" means:
(1) The number of grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood; or
(2) the number of grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath;
(c) "commercial driver's license" means a commercial license issued
pursuant to K.S.A. 8-234b, and amendments thereto;
(d) "commercial driver license system" means the information system
established pursuant to the commercial motor vehicle safety act of 1986 to
serve as a clearinghouse for locating information related to the licensing
and identification of commercial motor vehicle drivers;
(e) "instruction permit" means a permit issued pursuant to K.S.A. 8-
294, and amendments thereto;
(f) "commercial motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle designed or
used to transport passengers or property, if:
(1) The vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more
pounds or such lesser rating, as determined by rules and regulations
adopted by the secretary, but shall not be more restrictive than the federal
regulation;
(2) the vehicle is designed to transport 16 or more passengers,
including the driver; or
(3) the vehicle is transporting hazardous materials and is required to
be placarded in accordance with 49 C.F.R. § 172, subpart F;
(g) "controlled substance" means any substance so classified under
K.S.A. 21-5701, and amendments thereto;
(h) "conviction" means an unvacated adjudication of guilt or a
determination that a person has violated or failed to comply with the law
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and in a court of original jurisdiction or an administrative proceeding, an
unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure the person's
appearance in court, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere accepted by the
court, the payment of a fine or court cost, or violation of a condition of
release without bail, regardless of whether the penalty is rebated,
suspended or probated;
(i) "disqualification" means any of the following:
(1) The suspension, revocation, or cancellation of a commercial
driver's license by the state or jurisdiction of issuance;
(2) any withdrawal of a person's privileges to drive a commercial
motor vehicle by a state or other jurisdiction as the result of a violation of
state or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than
parking, vehicle weight or vehicle defect violations;
(3) a determination by the federal motor carrier safety administration
that a person is not qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle under
49 C.F.R. § 391;
(j) "drive" means to drive, operate or be in physical control of a motor
vehicle in any place open to the general public for purposes of vehicular
traffic. For purposes of K.S.A. 8-2,137, 8-2,138, 8-2,142, 8-2,144 and 8-
2,145, and amendments thereto, "drive" includes operation or physical
control of a motor vehicle anywhere in the state;
(k) "driver" means any person who drives, operates or is in physical
control of a commercial motor vehicle, in any place open to the general
public for purposes of vehicular traffic, or who is required to hold a
commercial driver's license;
(l) "driver's license" means any driver's license or any other license or
permit to operate a motor vehicle issued under, or granted by, the laws of
this state, including:
(1) Any temporary license or instruction;
(2) the privilege of any person to drive a motor vehicle whether or not
such person holds a valid license; or
(3) any nonresident's operating privilege;
(m) "employer" means any person, including the United States, a
state or a political subdivision of a state, who owns or leases a commercial
motor vehicle or assigns a person to drive a commercial motor vehicle;
(n) "endorsement" means an authorization to an individual's
commercial driver's license required to permit the individual to operate
certain types of commercial motor vehicles;
(o) "felony" means any offense under state or federal law that is
punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year;
(p) "gross vehicle weight rating" means the value specified by the
manufacturer as the maximum loaded weight of a single or a combination
(articulated) vehicle. The gross vehicle weight rating of a combination
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