SESSION OF 2019
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2372
As Amended by House Committee on Taxation

Brief*
HB 2372, as amended, would impose new annual
vehicle registration fees of $75 for certain plug-in hybrid
electric vehicles and $150 for all-electric plug-in vehicles on
and after January 1, 2020.

Background
The bill was introduced by the House Committee on
Taxation at the request of Representative Proehl. During the
House Committee hearing on March 14, 2019,
Representative Proehl testified in support of the bill, stating
the bill is one of several recommendations made by the
Legislative Transportation Vision Task Force. Representatives
of the Kansas Contractors Association and the Wichita
Regional Chamber of Commerce also gave proponent
testimony. Written-only testimony in support of the bill was
submitted by representatives of the American Council of
Engineering Companies, Economic Lifelines, the Kansas
Economic Progress Council, the Kansas Society of
Professional Engineers, Overland Park Chamber of
Commerce, and the Petroleum Marketers and Convenience
Store Association.
Neutral testimony was provided by representatives of
the and the Clean Energy Business Council Kansas
Department of Transportation.

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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
 A representative of the Auto Alliance Driving Innovation
appeared as an opponent. A representative of the
Metropolitan Energy Center submitted written-only opponent
testimony.
On March 21, 2019, the House Committee amended the
bill at the recommendation of Representative Proehl to clarify
the application of the new fees more generally to certain plug-
in vehicles.
According to the fiscal note provided by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, as introduced, the Division of Vehicles
(Division), Department of Revenue, indicates receipts to the
State Highway Fund would be expected to increase by
$0.305 million in FY 2020, and by $0.610 million on an
annualized basis. The fiscal note observed that receipts from
the new fees would be expected to grow rapidly over time to
the extent that sales of non-gasoline vehicles are expected to
increase by as much as 400.0 percent by 2040.
A fiscal note on the the bill, as amended by the House
Committee, was not immediately available.


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Statutes affected:
As introduced: 8-143
As Amended by House Committee: 8-143