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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Legislature requires citizenship status on driver's licenses and mandates provisional ballots for noncitizen-listed voters claiming citizenship
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Senate Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
Kansas driver's licenses must display the holder's citizenship status under a failed bill that also requires election workers to issue s to voters who present noncitizen-listed licenses while claiming citizenship.
Voters presenting a driver's license marked with a noncitizen status who assert citizenship would be required to cast a , changing how their votes are initially processed at polling places.
- HB 2448 was introduced in the 2025-2026 legislative session by the House Committee on Elections and died in the Senate Committee. 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.
driver's license applicants
Applicants must have their citizenship status included on their driver's license.
voters presenting licenses at polling places
Voters showing a license listing them as noncitizens who claim citizenship receive a provisional ballot.
veterans
Veterans are eligible to request a 'VETERAN' designation on the front of their driver's license upon providing qualifying discharge documents.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if a voter presents a driver's license marked as a noncitizen at a polling place?
What new information is required to be printed on Kansas driver's licenses?
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
13 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied in Senate Committee
- Feb 17, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 17, 2026HouseEngrossed on Monday, February 16, 2026
- Feb 16, 2026SenateIntroducedReceived and Introduced
- Feb 12, 2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Feb 12, 2026HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
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- Feb 12, 2026HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 12, 2026HouseFloorMotion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
- Feb 12, 2026HouseFloorEmergency Final Action - Passed as amended
- Feb 9, 2026HouseFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
- Jan 29, 2026HouseHearing: Thursday, January 29, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 218-N
- Jan 15, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Jan 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Elections
Version history
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Discoveries
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Mandatory Citizenship Indicator on Identification
The measure ties state-issued identification credentials directly to citizenship status documentation and alters polling place procedures for individuals holding noncitizen-designated licenses.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy85Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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