The bill modifies vehicle registration laws in Kansas, focusing on annual registration fees for trucks, truck tractors, and electric vehicles. It introduces a new threshold for allowing quarterly payments of truck registration fees and removes the previous two-quarter grace period for delinquent payments. The annual license fees for electric and electric hybrid passenger vehicles, trucks, and motorcycles are increased, with new fee structures set at $70 for electric hybrids and $165 for all-electric vehicles. The bill also repeals outdated sections of existing statutes to streamline the registration process and redistributes the collected fees to the state highway fund and special city and county highway funds.

Additionally, the bill allows for a multi-year registration option for trailers, semitrailers, and pole trailers over 12,000 pounds, enabling owners to pay a fee equivalent to five times the annual registration fee for a five-year period. It establishes penalties for late payments and outlines the process for filing liens against vehicles with unpaid fees, ensuring that no new title can be issued for vehicles with outstanding dues. The bill also specifies that previously paid registration fees can be applied to a new vehicle's registration if a truck or truck tractor is exchanged, while maintaining the original fee obligations. The legislation will take effect on January 1, 2026, after publication in the statute book.

Statutes affected:
As introduced: 8-143a
{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}: 8-143a
Enrolled: 8-143, 8-143a, 8-145, 79-3425c