The bill introduces a new PBS Kansas license plate for residents of Kansas with passenger vehicles or trucks weighing 20,000 pounds or less, effective January 1, 2027. Applicants will be required to pay a logo use royalty fee, set by the Kansas public broadcasting council, ranging from $25 to $100, in addition to the standard license fee. The council will also be responsible for designing the plate and distributing royalty payments to Kansas public television stations based on vehicle registration zip codes. The bill also outlines a phased discontinuation of certain distinctive and educational institution license plates, ensuring a minimum number of initial orders for new plates.

Additionally, the bill amends existing laws regarding distinctive license plates, including a requirement for at least 100 initial orders before a new plate can be issued and conditions for discontinuing plates that do not meet sales thresholds. It emphasizes the role of alumni associations or foundations in supporting educational institution license plates, including covering initial costs. The legislation also details the management of the educational institutions emblem royalty fund, ensuring expenditures align with appropriation acts and are processed through the director of accounts and reports. Starting July 1, 2027, the director of vehicles will cease the issuance of all license plates associated with this section, and specific sections of the Kansas Statutes Annotated will be repealed, with the act taking effect upon publication in the statute book.

Statutes affected:
{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}: 8-1