Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SB113

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Report Pass
2/11/25  
Refer
1/12/26  

Caption

Including operating a motor vehicle at a speed of 35 miles per hour over the posted speed limit under the crime of reckless driving.

Impact

If enacted, SB113 would directly amend K.S.A. 8-254 and 8-1566, which pertain to the revocation of driving privileges and the definitions surrounding reckless driving. By incorporating stricter definitions related to excessive speeding, the legislation aims to discourage dangerous driving practices. Consequently, the bill is likely to affect the number of reckless driving infractions reported, contributing to improved traffic safety standards across the state.

Summary

Senate Bill 113 aims to revise the existing laws regarding reckless driving in the state of Kansas. The bill explicitly defines reckless driving to include operating a motor vehicle at a speed of 100 miles per hour or more, or 35 mph over the posted speed limit. This amendment is designed to enhance road safety by addressing particularly dangerous driving behaviors that significantly endanger both drivers and pedestrians alike. The bill also proposes specific penalties for violations, reinforcing the seriousness of such offenses.

Conclusion

By enhancing penalties for reckless driving and clearly defining the infractions, SB113 seeks to promote responsible driving practices, thereby aiming to protect the safety of all road users in Kansas. The bill reflects a growing concern over traffic safety and works towards establishing a more disciplined driving culture in the state.

Contention

While the intent behind SB113 is to curtail reckless behavior on the roads, there may be potential contentions regarding the implementation of such strict measures. Some stakeholders may argue that the definitions set forth could lead to an increase in penalties and convictions for drivers, even in scenarios where their actions may not pose a significant risk of harm. Additionally, law enforcement’s discretion in enforcing these new definitions might lead to uneven application of the law.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

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 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 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 SB6

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

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 SB8

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

KS SB3

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

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 HB2002

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

KS SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.