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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas bill authorizes municipal court services agencies to issue ID certificates for probationers
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
AN ACT concerning drivers' licenses; relating to replacement drivers' licenses; authorizing municipal court services agencies to issue an identification certificate to offenders under the agency's probation supervision; amending K.S.A. 8-246 and repealing the existing section.
Changes the acceptable identification documents individuals on municipal probation can use to satisfy state driver's license replacement requirements.
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.
Municipal court services agencies
These agencies are newly authorized to issue identification certificates to individuals under their probation supervision.
Individuals under municipal court probation
Probationers can use identification certificates issued by municipal court services agencies as proof of identity when replacing a lost or destroyed driver's license.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who can receive an identification certificate under this bill?
What is the fee for obtaining a replacement driver's license under this statute?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied in Committee
- Feb 4, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 3, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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