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Committee hears testimony on bill to allow multiple disability plates per owner
Summary
A Kansas House committee heard testimony on HB2716, which would allow a person with a permanent disability to receive a special disability license plate for each vehicle they own, register and operate; supporters said it reduces burdens from portable placards while the Department of Revenue has not yet taken a formal position.
Representative Dr. Megan Steele and citizen proponents told the House Committee on Transportation on HB2716 that allowing a disability-design plate on every vehicle owned and operated by a person with a permanent disability would reduce practical burdens created by portable placards.
"This makes a simple but meaningful correction to current law," Representative Megan Steele said, asking the committee to support the bill she brought on behalf of a constituent. She said eligibility and the verification process would not change: a person must…
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