# Kansas HB 2553: Providing for the Kansas PBS distinctive license plate and discontinuing the issuance of certain distinctive and educational institution license plates. Kansas HB 2553, Providing for the Kansas PBS distinctive license plate and discontinuing the issuance of certain distinctive and educational institution license plates., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Transportation; status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Died on Calendar); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2553-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2553 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Providing for the Kansas PBS distinctive license plate and discontinuing the issuance of certain distinctive and educational institution license plates. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-27 - Last action: 2026-04-10, Died on Calendar - Sponsor: Committee on Transportation - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on transportation, house committee on transportation - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (202 yes, 122 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Transportation ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 34 Nay: 6 | pass | 34 | 6 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 67 Nay: 55 | pass | 67 | 55 | | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 34 | 6 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 67 | 55 | | ## Actions (18) - 2026-04-10: Died on Calendar (House) - 2026-03-24: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Mike Petersen, Sen. Jeff Klemp and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Shannon Francis, Rep. Robyn R. Essex and Rep. Henry Helgerson (House) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Tim Shallenburger (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Tim Shallenburger was adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 34, Nay 6 (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Transportation (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Hearing: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 8:30 AM — Room 546-S (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Final Action - Passed; Yea 67, Nay 55, Absent 3 (House) - 2026-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (House) - 2026-02-12: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Transportation (House) - 2026-02-09: Hearing: Monday, February 9, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 582-N (House) - 2026-01-27: Introduced (House) - 2026-01-27: Referred to House Committee on Transportation (House) ## Bill text - As Amended by Senate Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2553/hb2553_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2553/hb2553_00_0000.pdf) - {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2553/hb2553_02_0000.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed) - SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed) - SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed) - HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed) - HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law) - HB 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts received as compensation for members of the armed forces. (failed) ## Sources - [As Amended by Senate Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2553/hb2553_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2553/hb2553_00_0000.pdf) - [{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2553/hb2553_02_0000.pdf) ## Related - [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026) - [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026) - [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026) - [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026) - [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026) - [HB 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts rece…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2036-2025-2026) - [Kansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas/bills) - [Kansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2553-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).