SESSION OF 2021
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE
BILL NO. 100
As Recommended by Senate Committee on
Transportation

Brief*
Sub. for SB 100 would amend, in a statute requiring
suspension of a driver’s license for driving when the person’s
driving privileges are canceled, suspended, or revoked, a
provision requiring the Division of Vehicles (Division),
Department of Revenue, to extend a period of suspension or
revocation an additional 90 days, to state the suspension or
revocation shall not be extended for any additional time if the
person’s license was suspended for failure to comply with a
traffic citation.

Background
The bill was introduced by the Senate Committee on
Transportation at the request of Senator Faust-Goudeau.

Senate Committee on Transportation
In the Senate Committee hearing, proponent testimony
was provided by Senator Faust-Goudeau; the Vice
Chairperson of the Racial Profiling Advisory Board of Wichita;
representatives of Americans for Prosperity Kansas, Kansas
Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, Kansas Association of
Chiefs of Police, Kansas Legal Services, Kansas Peace
Officers Association, Kansas Sheriffs Association, and
League of Kansas Municipalities; and a private citizen. The
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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
proponents described the challenges faced by those whose
driver’s licenses have been suspended for failure to comply
with a traffic citation and subsequent driving while a driver’s
license is suspended for failure to fully comply, including
accumulated debt and being unable to legally drive to work
and elsewhere. They stated approximately 140,000 Kansans
have driver’s license suspensions related to debt but not to
traffic safety. The proponents suggested various amendments
to the bill.
Written-only proponent testimony was provided by the
the Chairperson and another member of the Racial Profiling
Citizens Advisory Board of Wichita; the president of the
Heartland Wichita Black Chamber of Commerce; the
president and a member of the Greater Wichita Ministerial
League; representatives of Common Ground Producers and
Growers, Inc., Greater Mizpah Baptist Church, and the
NAACP; and six private citizens.
Neutral testimony was provided by the Special Counsel
to the Chief Justice, Judicial Branch, who stated the courts
would need replacement moneys if fees are reduced and
would face challenges if fees would be changed for cases
that had already been sent to collections. Written-only neutral
testimony was provided by a representative of ACLU Kansas,
requesting fines and fees be removed.
Written-only opponent testimony was provided by the
Chief Judge of the Fifth Judicial District, who also provided
testimony on behalf of the Kansas District Judges’
Association, regarding reductions in revenues to the Judicial
Branch if the bill is enacted and requesting the financial
ramifications be addressed.
The Senate Committee amended the bill to adopt
amendments proposed by proponents regarding entering
pleas with the court, qualifications for restricted driving
privileges in certain circumstances, payment agreements,
and information on traffic citations. It also amended the bill to
make changes to reinstatement fees apply to court
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notification to the Division of failure to comply with a traffic
citation issued on and after July 1, 2021.
The bill was withdrawn from the Senate Calendar and
referred to the Senate Committee on Federal and State
Affairs on March 2, 2021. It was re-referred to the Senate
Committee on Transportation on March 22, 2021. On March
25, 2021, the Senate Committee amended the bill to remove
all but one section of the bill as amended and recommended
a substitute bill with those contents.

Fiscal Information
The fiscal note prepared by the Division of the Budget
on the bill as introduced is not applicable to the substitute bill.
Any fiscal effect associated with the bill is not reflected
in The FY 2022 Governor’s Budget Report.
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Statutes affected:
As introduced: 8-2110b, 8-262, 8-2110
As Amended by Senate Committee: 8-2, 8-1567, 8-1567a, 8-1025, 8-262, 8-2106, 8-2110, 8-2110b
Version 3: 8-262