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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Bill Permits Homeless Veterans to Use Alternative Identity Proof and Waives Birth Certificate Fees for State IDs
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
Homeless veterans in Kansas are permitted to use alternative verification documents and agency letters instead of a traditional principal residential address and original identity documents when applying for a state . The measure also eliminates birth certificate fees for homeless veterans seeking these identification cards.
Changes identification requirements and removes administrative fee barriers for homeless veterans attempting to obtain state-issued credentials.
- State identification cards and birth certificates typically require standard documentary proofs of residence and statutory fee payments. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Homeless veterans
Homeless veterans are permitted to use alternative proof of residency and identity, and are exempt from birth certificate fees when applying for nondriver identification cards.
Division of Vehicles
The division must accept alternative identity documents, letters, and expired credentials from homeless veterans and issue cards without standard residential addresses.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What documentation can a homeless veteran use instead of an address?
Are homeless veterans required to pay for birth certificates needed for their ID applications?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied in Committee
- Mar 25, 2025SenateHearing: Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 12:00 PM — Room 159-S
- Jan 30, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs
- Jan 29, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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