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Ways and Means adjusts vehicle fees and modernization surcharge; senators debate highway fund uses

Kansas Senate Ways and Means Committee · February 10, 2026
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Summary

Committee approved changes to the vehicle modernization surcharge and moved to set a $10 tag fee while members debated renaming the modernization surcharge and the impact on the State Highway Fund and the IKE plan.

The Senate Ways and Means Committee voted on multiple Department of Revenue items that adjust vehicle-related fees and impact transportation funding.

Senator Clouse moved to delete a recommendation connected to the vehicle modernization surcharge; discussion focused on the history of the surcharge, originally adopted to fund a modernization system, and whether the continuing…

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