Kansas - Session 2025-2026
Title: HB2459 - Requiring any person who is 17 years of age and under to wear a helmet when operating an electric-assisted scooter or electric-assisted bicycle and modifying the definition and operation of electric-assisted scooters to include certain specifications and maximum operating speeds.
AN ACT concerning traffic regulations; relating to electric-assisted scooters and electric-assisted bicycles; requiring any person who is 17 years of age and under to wear a helmet while operating an electric-assisted scooter or electric-assisted bicycle; modifying the definition of electric-assisted scooter to include certain specifications and maximum operating speeds; prohibiting any person who is 13 years of age and under from operating an electric-assisted scooter; establishing a maximum speed limit of 15 miles per hour when operating an electric-assisted scooter; amending K.S.A. 8-126, 8-1498 and 8-15,113 and repealing the existing sections.
Tracking state legislation? Support LegiList with a small contribution. Independent, ad-free, and built by one developer.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-01-16 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-01-16 | Latest Action | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 2124 | HB2124 - Designating a portion of United States highway 160 as the CPL Monte Wayne Forrest memorial highway, a portion of United States highway 77 as the POW MIA memorial highway and bridge No. 82-14-6.88 (026) in Clay county as the POW MIA memorial bridge. | enrolled |
| HB 2466 | HB2466 - Extending the sunset for the angel investor tax credit to 2029 and providing for a minimum amount of credits for investors in qualified Kansas businesses located in counties with a population of 50,000 or fewer. | enrolled |
| HB 2615 | HB2615 - Designating a portion of U.S. highway 75 as the Brig Gen George H Wark memorial highway and redesignating a current portion of the purple heart/combat wounded veterans highway for U.S. highway 75. | enrolled |
| HB 2647 | HB2647 - Authorizing the Kansas department of transportation to establish a statewide conduit system for fiber optic transmissions of broadband connections. | enrolled |
| SB 321 | SB321 - Designating bridges on United States highway 69 and the 18th street expressway in Johnson county as the Representative Robert M Tomlinson memorial bridge and a bridge on interstate 135 in Sedgwick county as the Don Snyder memorial bridge. | enrolled |
| SB 325 | SB325 - Restricting the use of material or objects covering a license plate for motor vehicles. | enrolled |
| SB 353 | SB353 - Designating an official Kansas railroad hall of fame and establishing the Kansas railroad hall of fame selection committee. | enrolled |
| HB 2579 | HB2579 - Designating a portion of K-49 highway as the Pvt Michael E Gerber memorial highway | unknown |