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As Amended by House Committee
Session of 2026
HOUSE BILL No. 2584
By Committee on Transportation
Requested by Representative Turner
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AN ACT concerning drivers' licenses; relating to contents thereon;
permitting a licensee to request that such licensee's Kansas mailing
address be provided on a driver's license; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp.
8-243 and repealing the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 8-243 is hereby amended to read as
follows: 8-243. (a) (1) Upon payment of the required fee, the division shall
issue to every applicant qualifying under the provisions of this act the
driver's license as applied for by the applicant. Such license shall bear the
class or classes of motor vehicles that the licensee is entitled to drive, a
distinguishing number assigned to the licensee, the full legal name, date of
birth, gender, address of principal residence , or Kansas mailing address if
requested by the licensee, and a brief description of the licensee, either: (1)
A digital color image or photograph; or (2) a laser-engraved photograph of
the licensee, a facsimile of the signature of the licensee and the statement
provided for in subsection (b). No driver's license shall be valid until it has
been signed by the licensee. All drivers' licenses issued to persons under
the age of 21 years shall be readily distinguishable from licenses issued to
persons age 21 years or older. In addition, all drivers' licenses issued to
persons under the age of 18 years shall also be readily distinguishable
from licenses issued to persons age 18 years or older. The secretary of
revenue shall implement a vertical format to make drivers' licenses issued
to persons under the age of 21 more readily distinguishable.
(2) (A) Except as otherwise provided, no driver's license issued by the
division shall be valid until either:
(1)(i) A digital color image or photograph; or
(2)(ii) a laser-engraved photograph of such licensee has been taken
and verified before being placed on the driver's license.
(B) The secretary of revenue shall prescribe a fee of not more than
$8, and upon the payment of such fee, the division shall cause either: (1) A
digital color image or photograph; or (2) a laser-engraved the photograph
of such applicant to be placed on the driver's license.
(3) Upon payment of such fee prescribed by the secretary of revenue,
pursuant to this subsection, plus payment of the fee required by K.S.A. 8-
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246, and amendments thereto, for issuance of a new license, the division
shall issue to such licensee a new license containing either: (1) A digital
color image or photograph; or (2) a laser-engraved photograph of such
licensee.
(4) A driver's license that does not contain the principal or mailing
address as required may be issued to persons who are program participants
pursuant to K.S.A. 75-455, and amendments thereto, upon payment of the
fee required by K.S.A. 8-246, and amendments thereto. All Kansas drivers'
licenses and identification cards shall have physical security features
designed to prevent tampering, counterfeiting or duplication of the
document for fraudulent purposes. The secretary of revenue shall
incorporate common machine-readable technology into all Kansas drivers'
licenses and identification cards.
(b) A Kansas driver's license issued to any person 16 years of age or
older who indicated on the person's application that the person wished to
make a gift of all or any part of the body of the licensee in accordance with
the revised uniform anatomical gift act, K.S.A. 65-3220 through 65-3244,
and amendments thereto, shall have the word "Donor" placed on the front
of the licensee's driver's license.
(c) Any person who is deaf or hard of hearing may request that the
division issue to such person a driver's license which that is readily
distinguishable from drivers' licenses issued to other drivers and upon such
request the division shall issue such license. Drivers' licenses issued to
persons who are deaf or hard of hearing and under the age of 21 years shall
be readily distinguishable from drivers' licenses issued to persons who are
deaf or hard of hearing and 21 years of age or older. Upon satisfaction of
subsection (a), the division shall issue a receipt of application permitting
the operation of a vehicle consistent with the requested class, if there are
no other restrictions or limitations, pending the division's verification of
the information and production of a driver's license.
(d) A driver's license issued to a person required to be registered
under K.S.A. 22-4901 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall be assigned a
distinguishing number by the division which that will readily indicate to
law enforcement officers that such person is a registered offender. The
division shall develop a numbering system to implement the provisions of
this subsection.
(e) (1) Any person who is a veteran may request that the division
issue to such person a driver's license that shall include the designation
"VETERAN" displayed on the front of the driver's license at a location to
be determined by the secretary of revenue. In order to receive a license
described in this subsection, the veteran shall provide a copy of the
veteran's DD form 214, NGB form 22 or equivalent discharge document
showing character of service as honorable or general under honorable
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conditions.
(2) As used in this subsection, "veteran" means a person who served
in the active military, naval, air or space service, including those groups
and individuals listed under 38 C.F.R. § 3.7, and who was discharged or
released therefrom under an honorable discharge or a general discharge
under honorable conditions.
(3) The director of vehicles may adopt any rules and regulations
necessary to carry out the provisions of this subsection.
(f) (1) Any person who submits satisfactory proof to the director of
vehicles, on a form provided by the director, that such person needs
assistance with cognition, including, but not limited to, persons with
autism spectrum disorder, may request that the division issue to such
person a driver's license , that shall note such impairment on the driver's
license at a location to be determined by the secretary of revenue.
(2) Satisfactory proof that a person needs assistance with cognition
shall include a statement from a person licensed to practice the healing arts
in any state, an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under K.S.A.
65-1131, and amendments thereto, a licensed physician assistant or a
person clinically licensed by the Kansas behavioral sciences regulatory
board certifying that such person needs assistance with cognition.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 8-243 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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