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IntroducedJan 27, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Providing for the Kansas PBS distinctive license plate and discontinuing the issuance of certain distinctive and educational institution license plates.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 24, 2026: Motion to accede adopted; Senator Petersen, Senator Klemp and Senator Corson appointed as conferees
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2553
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Transportationsponsor
Votes
YES: 67
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Ballard
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- W. Carpenter
- Corbet
- Croft
- Ellis
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Hoheisel
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- Kessler
- King
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Osman
- Pickert
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Simmons
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 55
- Alcala
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- Carr
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Curtis
- Droge
- Esau
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Howe
- James
- Johnson
- Lewis
- Long
- Melton
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Oropeza
- Ousley
- Pishny
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Wolf
ABSENT: 3
Actions
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Senator Petersen, Senator Klemp and Senator Corson appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Francis , Representative Essex and Representative Helgerson as conferees
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Shallenburger was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 34 Nay: 6
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Transportation
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 8:30 AM Room 546-S
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Transportation
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed; Yea: 67 Nay: 55
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Transportation
- Feb 09, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Monday, February 9, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 582-N
- Jan 27, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Transportation
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary Note
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Valerie VanDerSluis, Chair KPBC, General Manager, KTWU (HB2553 Opp Wo)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Adam Siebers, Staff Revisor, (HB2533 Bill Explainer)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Victor Hogstrom, President & CEO, PBS Kansas, Channel 8 Wichita (HB2553 Pro Webex)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Representative Henry Helgerson, (HB2553 Pro Verbal)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Chris Waggoner, Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes (Bill brief on HB2553)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Victor Hogstrom, President and CEO, Public Broadcasting Systems Kansas (virtual proponent)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Chris Waggoner, Assitant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes (bill brief of HB2553)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Henry Hogstrum, President and CEO, Public Broadcasting System (PBS) of Kansas (virtual proponent)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Transportation
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Transportation
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