Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2617

Introduced
2/2/26  

Caption

Providing that motorcycle license plates shall contain a combination of not fewer than six letters or numerals.

Impact

If enacted, HB 2617 would alter existing statutes related to vehicle registration, specifically the guidelines governing motorcycle license plates. This can also have ripple effects for motorcyclists, as the requirement for a specific number of characters may influence the design and customization options they have for their license plates. This change could mean additional costs for motorcyclists who wish to personalize their plates to meet the new legal standards.

Summary

House Bill 2617 seeks to revise the current standards for motorcycle license plates in the state by stipulating that these plates must consist of a combination of no fewer than six letters or numerals. This new requirement aims to enhance the visibility and identification of motorcycles, potentially improving safety measures on the roads. The change reflects growing concerns regarding vehicle identification and helps law enforcement and other public safety measures track and identify motorcycles more effectively.

Contention

The main points of contention surrounding HB 2617 arise from concerns about the practicality of the new regulations. Opponents argue that increasing the minimum character requirement could create issues for motorcyclists who value personal expression through their license plates. Some community members feel that this restriction may not adequately address existing safety problems and question whether it adds any real value to the current legislation regarding motorcycle identification and safety on public roads.

Companion Bills

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Previously Filed As

KS SB7

Authorizing federally licensed firearm dealers, in addition to county sheriffs, to receive applications for concealed carry licenses and forward such applications to the attorney general, prohibiting sheriffs from assessing any fee related to application services and allowing dealers to assess a fee related to application services not to exceed $20.

KS HB2003

Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, modifying the definition of household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax claims and citing the section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value, providing for certain exclusions from the prohibition of paying taxes under protest after a valuation notice appeal and providing four prior years' values on the annual valuation notice.

KS SB6

Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of electricity to residential premises by municipally owned or operated utilities.

KS SB2

Eliminating the income limit to qualify for the subtraction modification exempting social security benefits, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, citing the increased property tax homestead refund claim section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, decreasing the normal privilege tax rate, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district; providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund, reducing the state rate of tax on sales of food and food ingredients and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund from revenue collected.

KS SB8

Exempting the sale of firearms, firearms accessories, ammunition, firearm safes and firearm safety devices from the retatilers' sales tax.

KS SB1

Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value for property tax valuation purposes, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund and abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund.

KS HB2002

Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the cutting healthcare costs for all Kansans act.

KS SB3

Clarifying the procedures and restrictions on accepting a nomination for an elected office.

KS HB2001

Authorizing the secretary of commerce to enter into agreements with major professional sports franchises to establish STAR bond projects for a major professional sports complex, providing for additional revenue sources, expanding the powers and discretion of the secretary and making other changes to the STAR bonds financing act to facilitate such projects, limiting the secretary’s authority to approve such projects to one year unless extended by the legislative coordinating council, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue STAR bonds for such projects, transferring funds under certain circumstances from the state gaming revenues fund to the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and, if approved by the legislative coordinating council, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

KS HCR5002

Providing for the adjournment sine die of the 2024 special session of the Legislature.

Similar Bills

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