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HB 2522KANSASSession 2025-2026State Billdead

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Kansas bill bans mobile phone use in school and construction zones and permits specialized vehicle safety lights

Original title: AN ACT concerning traffic regulations; relating to lighting equipment on vehicles; permitting highway construction and maintenance vehicles to display flashing amber, white and green lights in road construction zones and flashing blue and white lights on stationary trailers under certain conditions; prohibiting the use of a mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle in a school zone or a road construction zone; amending K.S.A. 8-1729 and 8-1731 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 8-2118 and repealing the existing sections.

Last action · April 10, 2026: Died on Senate General Orders

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What This Bill Proposed

The bill prohibits drivers from using mobile phones in active school zones and road construction zones with workers present, while setting a $60 fine for violations and allowing highway maintenance vehicles to use flashing amber, white, and green lights. These restrictions exclude emergency personnel, halted vehicles, and hands-free device users, with enforcement initially limited to warning citations until July 1, 2027.

Why it matters

Motorists driving through school or construction zones face new mobile phone restrictions and potential traffic fines, while highway maintenance crews gain explicit authorization to use expanded warning light configurations.

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.

Directly affected

Motor vehicle operators

Drivers are prohibited from using mobile phones without a hands-free device in school and construction zones and are subject to a $60 fine.

Directly affected

Highway construction and maintenance workers

Workers operate in zones where mobile phone use by motorists is restricted and where specialized warning lights on maintenance vehicles are permitted.

Directly affected

Law enforcement officers

Officers are tasked with issuing warning citations for mobile phone violations and must adhere to restrictions regarding device confiscation and searches.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the exceptions to the mobile phone ban in school and construction zones?

Exceptions include law enforcement and emergency personnel on duty, vehicles halted in a safe and lawful stationary location, and mobile telephones used with a hands-free device.

What is the penalty for violating the mobile phone restriction?

The sets the fine for unlawful use of a mobile telephone under section 1 at $60. Additionally, law enforcement must issue a warning citation for violations until July 1, 2027.

What new lighting equipment is allowed for highway maintenance vehicles?

Highway construction and maintenance vehicles may display flashing, rotating, or oscillating amber, green, or white lights at all times in road construction zones. Stationary trailers may display white and blue lights between sunset and sunrise when workers are present and lanes are closed.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died in committee.

Procedural history

15 actions

Apr 10, 2026Senate
Died on Senate General Orders
Mar 16, 2026SenateFloor
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
Mar 3, 2026Senate
Hearing: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 8:30 AM — Room 546-S
Feb 26, 2026SenateCommittee
Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation
Feb 25, 2026SenateIntroduced
Received and Introduced
Feb 19, 2026HouseFloor
Final Action - Passed as amended

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Feb 18, 2026House
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
Feb 18, 2026HouseFloor
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
Feb 18, 2026House
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by
Feb 18, 2026HouseFloor
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by was adopted
Feb 18, 2026HouseFloor
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
Feb 12, 2026HouseFloor
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
Feb 3, 2026House
Hearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 582-N
Jan 22, 2026HouseIntroduced
Introduced
Jan 22, 2026HouseCommittee
Referred to House Committee on Transportation

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