SB 404 — House Substitute for SB 404 by Committee on Transportation - Creating the vehicle services modernization task force, providing limitations on expenditures of the county treasurer motor vehicle fee funds and authorizing county treasurers to charge certain increased fees for vehicle registration transactions.

(e) The vehicle services modernization task force shall:

(1) Evaluate vehicle services related to vehicle registrations and titling provided by the division of vehicles, county treasurers and contractors of the division of vehicles;

(2) make recommendations for methods to modernize such vehicle services, including improvements to fee structures and payments, procedures for such services and the technology needed to administer such services;

(3) make recommendations for any statutory or regulatory changes necessary for implementation of such modernization methods;

and (4) study, evaluate or make any other recommendations related to vehicle services provided by state agencies or other entities on behalf of the state.

(f) The task force shall prepare and submit a report on or before H Sub for SB 404 3 January 10, 2028, to the senate committee on transportation and the house of representatives committee on transportation concerning the findings and recommendations of the task force pursuant to subsection (e).

(g) The provisions of this section shall expire on January 31, 2028.

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2. K.S.A.

8-1328-145 is hereby amended to read as follows:

8-132.8-145.

(a) SubjectAll registration and certificates of title fees shall be paid to the provisionsdivision of thisvehicles, sectiona andcontractor K.S.A.of the division or the county treasurer of the county in which the applicant for registration resides or has an office or principal place of business within this state.

8-The 1,125,division, andcontractor amendmentsor thereto, the divisioncounty oftreasurer vehicles shall furnishissue toa everyreceipt ownerto whosethe vehicleapplicant shall be registered one license plate for such vehicle.fees paid.

Such(b) license(1) The platecounty treasurer, division or contractor shall havedeposit displayed$.75 onout itof theeach registrationlicense numberapplication, assigned$.75 toout theof vehicleeach application for transfer of license plate and to$2 theout ownerof thereof,each theapplication namefor a certificate of thetitle, state,collected under this act, in a special fund, which mayfund beis abbreviated,hereby andappropriated for the yearuse of the county treasurer, division or yearscontractor in paying for whichnecessary ithelp isand issued.expenses incidental to the administration of duties in accordance with the provisions of this law.

The samecounty typetreasurer shall receive extra compensation for the services performed in administering the provisions of licensethis platesact, which compensation shall be issuedin foraddition passengerto motorany vehicles,other rentedcompensation withoutprovided aby driver,any other law, except that the county treasurer shall receive as areadditional issuedcompensation for privateadministering passengerthe vehicles.motor vehicle title and registration laws and fees, a sum computed as follows:

(b) DuringThe calendarcounty yeartreasurer, 1975during commencing on the effectivemonth date of thisDecember, act,shall anddetermine during every fifth calendar year thereafter, the divisionamount ofto vehiclesbe shallretained furnish one license plate for anyextra typecompensation ofnot vehicleto anexceed owner registers or has the registrationfollowing thereofamounts renewed,each butyear duringfor the succeeding four-year period following calendar year 19752006 andor duringany the succeeding four-year period following every fifth calendar year subsequentthereafter: to 1975, the division of vehicles shall not furnish any license plate for the renewal of a vehicle's registration.

DuringThe calendarsum year 1976 and during each calendar year thereafter in which a license plate is not issued for the renewal of registration$110 ofper ahundred vehicle,registrations the division of vehicles shall furnish one decal for the licensefirst plate5,000 issuedregistrations; for a vehicle as provided in K.S.A.

8-the 134,sum andof amendments$90 thereto,per forhundred eachregistrations registrationfor andthe renewalsecond of5,000 registrationregistrations; of such vehicle.

Notwithstanding the foregoingsum provisions of this$5 subsection,per whenever,hundred infor the discretionthird of5,000 theregistrations; director of vehicles, it is determined that the license plates currently being issued and displayed are not deteriorating to the extent that their replacement is warranted, the director may adopt rules and regulations to extend the five-year issuance SB 404—Am.

by SC 2 cycle provided for in this subsection by one year at a time, and in the samesum mannerof the$2 directorper mayhundred furtherregistrations extendfor suchall cycleregistrations bythereafter. one year at a time, successively as the director determines appropriate.

IfIn theno cycleevent, ishowever, extendedshall atany thecounty expirationtreasurer of the extended term, new license plates shall again be issuedentitled in the manner and for the term provided in such rules and regulations, except that the owner of a motor vehicle currently registered may continue to displayreceive themore licensethan plate$15,000 currentlyadditional beingannual issuedcompensation. and displayed for a period not to exceed three registration years from the date of the expiration of the extended term.

The(2) If divisionmore than one person shall furnishhold onethe decaloffice forof eachcounty treasurer during any one calendar year, such licensecompensation plateshall be prorated among such persons in accordanceproportion withto the provisionsnumber of thisweeks subsection.served.

(c) AnyThe licensetotal plateamount issuedof pursuantcompensation topaid subsectionthe (a)treasurer ortogether (b)with maythe beamounts aexpended personalizedin licensepaying platefor subjectother necessary help and expenses incidental to the additionaladministration feeof setthe forthduties of the county treasurer in subsectionaccordance (d).with the provisions of this act, shall not exceed the amount deposited in such special fund.

TheAny divisionbalance shallremaining allowin ansuch applicantfund forat athe personalizedclose licenseof plateany calendar year shall be withdrawn and credited to personalizethe ageneral licensefund plateof designthe establishedcounty byprior subsectionto (a),June (b)1 orof (d).the following calendar year.

(d) One(3) The personalizedspecial licensefund platecreated mayfor becounty issuedtreasurers pursuant to anythis ownerH orSub lesseefor ofSB a404 passenger4 vehiclesubsection orshall abe truckexpended licensedin foraccordance awith grossany weightpolicies ofrelated notto moreexpenditures thanfor 20,000personnel poundsor whopay makesplans properand applicationother tobudget-related policies for the divisionoperation of vehiclesthe atcounty renewaltreasurer's office approved by the board of registrationcounty date.commissioners.

Such(c) The applicationcounty shalltreasurer, bedivision onor acontractor formshall prescribedremit by the divisionremainder and accompanied by a fee of $40,all whichsuch shallfees becollected, intogether additionwith to any other fee required to renew the registrationoriginal copy of suchall passengerapplications, vehicleto under the lawssecretary of thisrevenue. state.

SuchThe personalizedsecretary licenseof platerevenue shall beremit displayedall onsuch fees remitted to the rearstate oftreasurer in accordance with the vehicle.provisions of K.S.A.

One personalized license plate may be issued to any owner of a motorcycle upon proper application in the same manner provided in this subsection for passenger vehicles and trucks.

The $40 fee shall be paid only once during the registration period for which such license plates were issued, and any subsequent renewals during the registration period shall be subject only to the registration fee prescribed by K.S.A.

8-143, and amendments thereto.

The division shall design distinctive, personalized license plates to be issued that shall contain not more than seven letters or numbers on truck or passenger vehicle license plates and not more than five letters or numbers on motorcycle license plates, or a combination thereof, to be designated by the applicant in lieu of the letters and numbers required by K.S.A.

8-147, and amendments thereto, other than the letters required to designate the county in which such vehicle is registered.

Unless the letters or numbers designated by the applicant have been assigned to another vehicle, or unless the letters or numbers designated by the applicant have a profane, vulgar, lewd or indecent meaning or connotation, as determined by the director of vehicles, the division shall assign such letters or numbers to the applicant's vehicle, and the letters or numbers, or combination thereof, so assigned shall be deemed the registration number of such vehicle.

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by SC 3 to the foregoing provisions, all license plates issued under this section shall be manufactured in accordance with K.S.A.

8-147, and amendments thereto.

Such personalized license plates shall be issued for a registration period of five years commencing in 1985 and each five years thereafter.

The five-year registration period for personalized license plates shall begin on the registration date that the personalized license plate was originally issued.

(e) The secretary of revenue shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act, including, without limitation, rules and regulations concerning:

(1) The procedure for insuring that duplicate license plates are not issued throughout the state;

(2) the procedure for reserving distinctive license plates for the purpose of obtaining the same on each annual renewal of registration;

(3) the procedure for allowing the transfer of personalized license plates from one vehicle to another for which such license plates were originally issued, when the title to the original vehicle has not been transferred and the name or names of the owner or owners listed on the titles to both vehicles are identical;

and (4) procedures necessary to coordinate this act with other laws of this state governing registration of vehicles.

The director of vehicles shall remit all moneys received by the division of vehicles under this section to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A.

Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the state highway fund.fund, except as provided in subsection (d).

(d) (1) Three dollars and fifty cents of each certificate of title fee collected and remitted to the secretary of revenue, shall be remitted to the state treasurer who shall credit such $3.50 to the Kansas highway patrol motor vehicle fund.

Three dollars of each certificate of title fee collected and remitted to the secretary of revenue, shall be remitted to the state treasurer who shall credit such $3 to the VIPS/CAMA technology hardware fund.

(2) For repossessed vehicles, $3 of each certificate of title fee collected shall be retained by the contractor or county treasurer who processed the application.

(3) Three dollars and fifty cents of each reassignment form fee collected and remitted to the secretary of revenue, shall be remitted to the state treasurer who shall credit such $3.50 to the Kansas highway patrol motor vehicle fund.

Three dollars of each reassignment form fee collected and remitted to the secretary of revenue, shall be remitted to the state treasurer who shall credit such $3 to the VIPS/CAMA technology hardware fund.

(4) Four dollars of each division of vehicles modernization surcharge collected and remitted to the secretary of revenue, shall be remitted to the state treasurer who shall credit such $4 to the state highway fund.

(5) Two dollars of each Kansas highway patrol staffing and training surcharge collected and remitted to the secretary of revenue, shall be remitted to the state treasurer who shall credit such $2 to the Kansas highway patrol staffing and training fund.

(6) One dollar and twenty-five cents of each surcharge collected and remitted to the secretary of revenue pursuant to K.S.A.

8-1,177, and amendments thereto, shall be remitted to the state treasurer who shall credit such $1.25 to the state general fund.

(7) Fees collected in K.S.A.

8-135 and 8-145, and amendments thereto, that are collected by the division for commercial motor vehicles or vehicles that are part of a commercial fleet, shall be remitted to the state H Sub for SB 404 5 treasurer, who shall credit such amounts to the commercial vehicle administrative fund.

(8) Fees collected in K.S.A.

8-135 and 8-145, and amendments thereto, that are collected by the division for vehicles that are part of a fleet rental pursuant to K.S.A.

8-1,189, and amendments thereto, shall be remitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit such amounts to the fleet rental vehicle administration fund.

(9) Fees collected in K.S.A.

8-143, and amendments thereto, for those motorcycles that are all-electric motorcycles pursuant to K.S.A.

8-143(a) (3), and amendments thereto, for those motor vehicles that are electric hybrid vehicles pursuant to K.S.A.

8-143(a)(4)(C), and amendments thereto, for those motor vehicles that are plug-in electric hybrid vehicles pursuant to K.S.A.

8-143(a)(4)(D), and amendments thereto, for those motor vehicles that are all-electric vehicles pursuant to K.S.A.

8-143(a)(4) (E), and amendments thereto, and for those truck or truck tractors that are all-electric, an electric hybrid or a plug-in electric hybrid with a gross weight of 12,000 pounds or less pursuant to K.S.A.

8-143(b)(1), and amendments thereto, shall be remitted to the state treasurer who shall credit to the state highway fund amounts specified in K.S.A.

79-34,142, and amendments thereto, and amounts specified in K.S.A.

79-34,142, and amendments thereto, to the special city and county highway fund to be apportioned and distributed in the manner provided in K.S.A.

79-3425c, and amendments thereto.

2.3. K.S.A.

Section 1. K.S.A.

(a) (1) In addition to the annual vehicle registration fees prescribed by K.S.A.

8-143, 8-143b, 8-143c, 8-143g, 8-143h, 8-143i, 8-8-143l, 143l, 8-167, 8-172,8- 172, 8-195, 8-1,103 and 8-1,108, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A.

8-143l,8- 143l, and amendments thereto, any applicant for vehicle registration or renewal thereof for registration shall pay a service fee in the amount of $5 to the county treasurer, the division of vehicles or a contractor of the division at the time of making such application.

From(2) July(A) In 1,addition 2026,to throughsuch Juneservice 30,fee, 2028,the a county treasurer,treasurer themay divisioncharge ofany vehiclesapplicant orfor avehicle contractorregistration ofor therenewal divisionthereof mayfor determineregistration, to charge a serviceregistration transaction fee inas anfollows: amount of not to exceed $15.

In addition to such service fee, the county treasurer may charge any applicant for vehicle registration or renewal thereof for registration, a registration transaction fee as follows:

and (2) in an amount not to exceed $2.50 per vehicle registration or renewal thereof for registration, when such application is made at a registration facility in a county with a single SBvehicle 404—Am.registration facility as established by the county treasurer in an amount of not to exceed $5.

by(B) From SCJanuary 41, vehicle2027, registrationthrough facilityDecember as31, established2029, upon recommendation of a county treasurer and subject to approval by the H Sub for SB 404 6 board of county treasurercommissioners, insuch transaction fee provided by subparagraph (A) may be increased to an amount ofgreater than $5 but not tomore exceedthan $5.$10.

Any recommendation by a county treasurer for an increased transaction fee shall be approved, rejected or modified by the board of county commissioners on or before October 1 of the year before such increased transaction fee shall take effect.

All increases in transaction fees approved by the board of county commissioners pursuant to this subsection shall take effect on January 1 and remain in effect for the entire calendar year.

The provisions of this subparagraph shall expire on January 1, 2030.

(C) On and after January 1, 2030, such transaction fee shall not exceed $5 as provided in subparagraph (A).

3.4. K.S.A.

2. K.S.A.

8-1328-145 are is hereby repealed.

4.5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.

3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.