Highway maintenance; Town of New Market.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Timmy French and 1 co-sponsor

The bill requires quarterly reporting of noncitizen drivers’ licenses to the Secretary of State for voter-roll comparison, with potential five‑business‑day removal of noncitizens.

Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

Summary / Purpose

HB 2020 requires the Kansas Division of Vehicles (within the Department of Revenue) to provide the Secretary of State a recurring list of all permanent and temporary driver’s licenses issued to noncitizens. The Secretary must compare that list to the state’s voter registration rolls, investigate matches, and—when appropriate—direct county election officers to remove noncitizens from the rolls. The law (as amended) took effect upon publication in the Kansas Register and will become law without the Governor’s signature.

Key provisions

Reporting frequency: Division of Vehicles must provide the Secretary of State a list quarterly.

Required data on the list: name, address, phone number, Social Security number, alien registration number, date of birth, temporary driver’s license number (if applicable), and license expiration date.

Voter-roll comparison and removals: The Secretary compares the list with voter registration rolls, investigates matches, and then directs the county election officer to remove any noncitizen registrants.

Removal timeline and notice: County election officers must remove identified noncitizens within five business days of the Secretary’s directive and must notify the person removed that they may be reinstated upon providing proof of U.S. citizenship.

Statutory placement: New section added; K.S.A. 8-240 was also amended in the bill package.

Effective date: upon publication in the Kansas Register.

Who is affected

Noncitizen holders of Kansas permanent or temporary driver’s licenses (whose records are reported).

Voter registrants who are noncitizens and appear on the list (subject to removal).

Secretary of State’s office (responsible for comparison and investigation).

County election officers (required to remove registrants within five business days and send notifications).

Division of Vehicles / Department of Revenue (must produce the quarterly report).

Fiscal impact

Department of Revenue: one-time programming/testing cost of $1,250 from the State General Fund in FY 2026 to produce the quarterly report.

Secretary of State: expected to perform required review using existing resources (per fiscal note).

Counties: Kansas Association of Counties indicated no fiscal effect.

Support, opposition, and considerations

Supporters (Office of the Secretary of State, Opportunity Solutions Project, others) argued the bill codifies or streamlines existing practices to help secure election rolls.

Opponents (ACLU of Kansas, Loud Light Civic Action) raised concerns that the measure is vague, risks constitutional or legal challenges, and could result in erroneous removals due to data mismatches.

Privacy note: fiscal staff indicated the report contains largely confidential information and would not be releasable publicly without near-total redaction.

Operational risk: removal relies on data matching and a short five-business-day removal window; wrongful removal can be corrected only if the individual provides proof of citizenship.

Legislative status / timeline

Introduced (filed) January 22, 2025; various committee amendments added the alien registration number, clarified noncitizen listing, set the five-business-day removal requirement, and required notification.

Passed both chambers and enrolled; will become law without the Governor’s signature (date noted April 10, 2025).

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