SESSION OF 2019
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2371
As Amended by House Committee on Taxation

Brief*
HB 2371, as amended, would change the permit fee
structure for oversize and overweight vehicles beginning
January 1, 2020, as follows:
● $40 per single-trip permit;
● $250 per single-trip permit for a large structure (as
defined by rules and regulations);
● $250 per single-trip permit for superloads (as
defined by rules and regulations);
● $25 per five-year permit for vehicles authorized to
move bales of hay on non-interstate highways (as
defined in current law);
● $200 per annual permit; and
● $2,000 per year per qualified carrier company for
special vehicle combination permits (as defined in
current law) plus $50 per power unit operating
under such annual permit.
The bill would also require, beginning January 1, 2020,
the annual registration with the Secretary of Transportation
(Secretary) of any company operating an escort vehicle
service. The bill would require such registration to include:

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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
http://www.kslegislature.org
 ● The name and address of the agent for service of
process;
● Proof of insurance for each vehicle operated in the
state;
● Proof of each escort vehicle driver’s valid
operator’s license issued by a state or territory of
the United States;
● Proof that each escort vehicle driver has
successfully completed an escort vehicle training
course approved by the Secretary; and
● Other information as required by the Secretary.
The bill would authorize the Secretary to revoke,
suspend, or refuse to issue a registration upon any violation
of the registration requirements.

Background
The bill was introduced by the House Committee on
Taxation on February 13, 2019, at the request of
Representative Proehl on behalf of the Legislative
Transportation Vision Task Force.
In the House Committee hearing on March 14, 2019,
Representative Proehl testified as a proponent. Written-only
proponent testimony was provided by representatives of the
American Council of Engineering, Ash Gove Cement
Company, and Economic Lifelines. Neutral testimony was
provided by representatives of the Kansas Department of
Transportation and Kansas Grain and Feed Association.
Opponent testimony was provided by the Kansas Motor
Carriers Association. Written-only opponent testimony was
provided by the Kansas Manufactured Housing Association.


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 On March 21, 2019, the House Committee amended the
bill to change the date the new oversize and overweight
permit fees become effective to January 1, 2020. The House
Committee also amended the bill to include provisions
relating to registration of escort vehicles in Kansas. Finally,
the House Committee amended the bill by changing certain
oversize and overweight permit fees. The original opponents
of the bill (the Kansas Motor Carriers Association and the
Kansas Manufactured Housing Association) changed to
proponents of the bill with the adopted amendments.
The House Committee recommended the bill, as
amended, favorably for passage.
A fiscal note on the bill, as amended, was not available
at the time the House Committee took action on the bill.


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Statutes affected:
As introduced: 8-1911
As Amended by House Committee: 8-1911