SB 403 Kansas Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Providing for the pheasants forever, quail forever and delta waterfowl distinctive license plates, restricting the use of material or objects covering a license plate for motor vehicles and modifying the definition of conviction in the Kansas uniform commercial drivers' license act.

SB 403 creates two new distinctive license plates in Kansas for "Pheasants Forever" and "Quail Forever," supporting conservation groups. Kansas residents with eligible passenger vehicles or light trucks can apply for these plates by paying an extra $25-$100 fee (determined by the organizations) to their county treasurer, in addition to standard registration costs. The plates are non-transferable and require annual renewal with the same fee. This bill directly affects Kansas vehicle owners who choose to support these wildlife conservation initiatives through their license plate selection.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 27, 2026 Signed Apr 9, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Amended by House Committee on Transportation Enrolled · 4 edits · Apr 9, 2026
MODERATE
The bill was finalized into its enrolled version, incorporating several substantive policy updates to the pheasants forever and delta waterfowl license plate programs. Key changes include the addition of a non-transferability clause for pheasants forever plates, a new provision allowing vehicle transfers from lease to purchase for pheasants forever plates, and the establishment of a monthly payment schedule for delta waterfowl royalties instead of annual payments. The text was also cleaned up to remove committee-specific headers and formatting artifacts.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on distinctive license plates for pheasants forever, quail forever, and delta waterfowl, but the rules for plate transferability and royalty payment timing were expanded and modified.
REQUIREMENT

Added a new subsection (e) stating that pheasants forever license plates cannot be transferred to another person.

Added a new subsection (f) allowing the director of vehicles to transfer pheasants forever plates from a leased vehicle to a purchased vehicle.

FISCAL

Modified the payment schedule for delta waterfowl royalties to be made on a monthly basis rather than annually.

TECHNICAL

Removed internal committee headers, page numbers, and line numbers that were present in the draft version.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
13
Committee
8
Apr 9, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 37, Nay 2, Absent 1
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 102, Nay 20, Absent 3
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference committee report now available
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Shannon Francis, Rep. Robyn R. Essex and Rep. Henry Helgerson appointed as conferees
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Mike Petersen, Sen. Jeff Klemp and Sen. Ethan Corson
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 105, Nay 13, Absent 6
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Transportation
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Transportation
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Consent Calendar Passed
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by Senate Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
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