---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requiring class M driver's licenses when operating a motorcycle registered under a temporary permit."
description: "Requiring class M driver's licenses when operating a motorcycle registered under a temporary permit."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 17"
citation: "Kansas SB 17 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-01-16"
last_action: "2019-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f92eb14f-b8de-40d8-93e0-15c210a64dad"
source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/sb17"
source_hash: "7c608bf3a50d1bb56a4d30fb3400b59957f2e04563511277ea255b6247ae108c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ks"]
---

# Kansas SB 17 (2019-2020) — Requiring class M driver's licenses when operating a motorcycle registered under a temporary permit.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2019_20/measures/documents/sb17_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by Senate Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2019_20/measures/documents/sb17_01_0000.pdf)
3. **Enrolled - Law effective July 1, 2019** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2019_20/measures/documents/sb17_enrolled.pdf)

## Votes

- Final Action - Passed; — **101–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Committee on Transportation — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-16** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-01-17** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24** Hearing: Tuesday, January 29, 2019, 8:30 AM Room 546-S
- **2019-02-13** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-19** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2019-02-19** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- **2019-02-19** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2019-02-20** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0 `passage`
- **2019-02-21** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-02-22** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** Hearing: Wednesday, March 6, 2019, 1:30 PM Room 582-N
- **2019-03-08** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-12** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2019-03-12** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2019-03-13** Final Action - Passed; Yea: 101 Nay: 22 `passage`
- **2019-03-15** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 15, 2019 `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-20** Approved by Governor on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f92eb14f-b8de-40d8-93e0-15c210a64dad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).