The bill modifies vehicle registration laws in Kansas, focusing on registration fees for trucks, truck tractors, and electric vehicles. It introduces a new threshold for quarterly payments of truck registration fees, raising the eligibility limit from $100 to $300, and eliminates the previous two-quarter grace period for delinquent payments. The annual license fees for electric hybrid vehicles are increased to $70, while all-electric vehicles will incur a fee of $165. The bill also repeals existing sections of K.S.A. 8-143 and K.S.A. 8-143a to streamline the registration process and update the fee structure.

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 specifies that previously paid registration fees can be applied to a new vehicle if a registered truck or truck tractor is exchanged or traded. The bill outlines the distribution of collected fees to various funds, including the Kansas highway patrol motor vehicle fund, and establishes a special fund for administrative expenses. The changes will take effect on January 1, 2026, following 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