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SB 97 Kansas Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Requiring vehicle dealers to apply for a dealer inventory-only title for certain used nonhighway vehicles that a vehicle dealer obtains.

SB 97 requires vehicle dealers to apply for a nonhighway title (a special title for off-road vehicles like tractors or construction equipment) for certain used nonhighway vehicles they acquire for inventory, if no title has been issued for the vehicle. This applies when dealers sell such vehicles, mandating they follow a process similar to regular vehicle title transfers to assign the title to the buyer. Purchasers can then obtain a new nonhighway title by applying at their county treasurer's office, paying a $10 fee, and certifying the vehicle is nonhighway. The bill directly affects vehicle dealers selling nonhighway vehicles without existing titles and streamlines title transfers for these vehicles.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Signed Apr 10, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Amended by Senate Committee on Transportation → Enrolled · 4 edits · Apr 10, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was finalized into its enrolled version by removing committee-specific headers and correcting numerous grammatical errors and formatting inconsistencies found in the draft. The substantive policy language regarding dealer inventory titles for off-highway vehicles remains unchanged.
Scope change
No change in scope; the bill applies to the same vehicles and dealers as the draft version.
TECHNICAL

Removed the 'As Amended by Senate Committee' header and session information, which are procedural markers not part of the final law.

Corrected the bill title to change 'granting purchasers the option' to 'requiring vehicle dealers,' clarifying the mandatory nature of the dealer inventory title process.

Fixed repeated words and grammatical errors throughout the text (e.g., changing 'shall may shall' to 'shall make' and removing redundant 'or and' phrases).

Standardized the numbering sequence for subsections (1), (2), (3), and (4) to ensure logical flow.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Apr 10, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 116, Nay 7, Absent 2
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Transportation
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Transportation
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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