# Kansas HB 2604: Including gross vehicle weight in the definitions for classes of commercial motor vehicles for drivers' license purposes and modifying the definition of commercial motor vehicle and creating a definition of air mile and gross vehicle weight in the Kansas uniform commercial drivers' license act.

Kansas HB 2604, Including gross vehicle weight in the definitions for classes of commercial motor vehicles for drivers' license purposes and modifying the definition of commercial motor vehicle and creating a definition of air mile and gross vehicle weight in the Kansas uniform commercial drivers' license act., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Transportation; status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Died in Senate Committee) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2604
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Including gross vehicle weight in the definitions for classes of commercial motor vehicles for drivers' license purposes and modifying the definition of commercial motor vehicle and creating a definition of air mile and gross vehicle weight in the Kansas uniform commercial drivers' license act.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-30
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Died in Senate Committee
- Sponsor: Committee on Transportation
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on transportation, house committee on transportation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (244 yes, 4 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: 122 Nay: 2 | pass | 122 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 122 | 2 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2026-04-10: Died in Senate Committee (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Hearing: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 8:30 AM — Room 546-S (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Final Action - Passed; Yea 122, Nay 2, Absent 1 (House)
- 2026-02-18: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (House)
- 2026-02-12: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Transportation (House)
- 2026-02-10: Hearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 582-N (House)
- 2026-01-30: Introduced (House)
- 2026-01-30: Referred to House Committee on Transportation (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2604/hb2604_00_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)
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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2604/hb2604_00_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 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2604-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).