Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SB318

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/15/26  

Caption

Requiring that vehicle turn signals be used when moving right or left or exiting a roundabout.

Impact

The bill amends existing legislation, specifically K.S.A. 8-1548, to require that drivers use turn signals when making any movements to the right or left, or when exiting a roundabout. This requirement aims to improve vehicular communication on the roadways, enhancing overall safety for both drivers and pedestrians. By incorporating these signaling requirements, the bill seeks to reduce instances of accidents associated with unclear vehicle movements, particularly in complex traffic scenarios like roundabouts.

Summary

Senate Bill 318 addresses traffic regulations in Kansas by introducing definitions and requirements specifically related to roundabouts. The bill defines a roundabout as an intersection featuring a circulatory roadway with yield control for entering traffic. This definition is significant as it establishes a clear legal framework for what constitutes a roundabout and sets the stage for further regulations regarding vehicle movements within these traffic structures.

Contention

While the bill primarily focuses on enhancing traffic safety, potential points of contention may arise regarding the implementation of these new signaling regulations. Critics might argue that imposing additional requirements on drivers could lead to confusion or non-compliance, especially in areas where roundabouts are less familiar to the public. Furthermore, there may be discussions about the effect of such regulations on traffic flow and how they could be enforced effectively.

Additional_notes

Senate Bill 318 aims to clarify and modernize Kansas's traffic laws in light of rising roundabout installations. By mandating clear signaling practices, the bill advocates for safer driving conditions, though it may also contribute to debates over driver education and the practical aspects of everyday driving behavior.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SB4

Requiring all advance voting ballots be returned by 7:00 p.m. on election day.

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 SB8

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

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 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 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 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 SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

Similar Bills

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