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IntroducedJan 14, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 18, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 12, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas Senate Bill
Restricting the use of material or objects covering a license plate for motor vehicles.
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 16, 2026: Motion to accede adopted; Representative Francis, Representative Essex and Representative Helgerson appointed as conferees
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 325
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Transportationsponsor

Votes
YES: 105
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 13
Actions
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Motion to accede adopted; Representative Francis, Representative Essex and Representative Helgerson appointed as conferees
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Petersen , Senator Klemp and Senator Corson as conferees
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 105 Nay: 13
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Transportation
- Mar 02, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Monday, March 2, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 582-N
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Transportation
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Transportation
- Jan 28, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 8:30 AM Room 546-S
- Jan 15, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Withdrawn from Committee on Judiciary; Referred to Committee on Transportation
- Jan 14, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Adam Seibers, Staff Revisor, (SB325 Bill Explainer)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Anne Marie Yatsula, Staff Atty, League of KS Municipalities (SB325 Pro Wo)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Ed Klumpp, Legis Liaison, KS Assoc. of Chiefs of Police, KS Sheriffs Assoc., KS Peace Officers Assoc. (SB325 Pro Verbal)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Emily Brandt, Criminal Def. Atty, (SB325 Opp Verbal)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Joseph P. Sullivan, Chief of Police, Wichita Police Dept (SB325 Pro Wo)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Lt. Alex Taylor, KHP (SB325 Pro Verbal)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Wed, Jan 28, 2026: Testimony by Amanda Wood, President, KS State Lodge, FOP (SB325 Pro Wo)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Chris Waggoner, Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes (bill brief SB325)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Lieutenant Alex Taylor, Kansas Highway Patrol (verbal proponent)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Ed Klumpp, Legislative Liaison, Kansas Association of Chiefs of POlice, Kansas Sheriffs Association and Kansas Peac Officers Association (verbal proponent)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Jennifer Roth, Private Citizen (Verbal Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Chief Don Scheibler, Hays Police Department (verbal proponent)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Mon, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Chris Waggoner, Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes (memorandum)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Transportation
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Transportation
