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Committee hears bill to clarify 'conviction' definition for commercial drivers after court ruling; KDOT warns of federal funding risk
Summary
The Committee on Transportation heard House Bill 2606, which would amend the Kansas Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act to clarify what counts as a 'conviction' for CDL holders after a Court of Appeals interpretation; KDOT said failing to act could cost the state roughly $17 million in the first year and $35 million in the second.
House Bill 2606 was presented to the Committee on Transportation on Feb. 13 as a technical change to the Kansas Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act intended to prevent certain DUI diversions from being treated as non-convictions for commercial drivers.
The bill, summarized to the panel by committee staff, strikes a conjunction in the statutory definition of "conviction" (KSA 8‑1‑128) that a recent Court of Appeals decision had interpreted in a way that could allow some CDL holders who received DUI diversions to retain their commercial licenses.…
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