---
type: "Bill"
title: "Providing that driving school instructors and motorcycle instructors may possess a driver's license or motorcycle driver's license from any state."
description: "Providing that driving school instructors and motorcycle instructors may possess a driver's license or motorcycle driver's license from any state."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 2031"
citation: "Kansas HB 2031 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-17"
last_action: "2025-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b01fe6c9-fe85-451d-bfaa-42f7bb238f8b"
source_url: "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2031/"
source_hash: "0e5d1f78c8b9645ef7cd5a9b0e4eba1d5c4239ac1eed2f7220f03848c891565e"
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 HB 2031 (2025-2026) — Providing that driving school instructors and motorcycle instructors may possess a driver's license or motorcycle driver's license from any state.

## Version chain

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

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/hb_2031/hb2031_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by House Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/hb_2031/hb2031_01_0000.pdf)
3. **As Amended by Senate Committee on Transportation** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/hb_2031/hb2031_02_0000.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/hb_2031/hb2031_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Committee on Transportation — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-11** Law effective April 17, 2025
- **2025-04-10** Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-27** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 28, 2025
- **2025-03-26** Reengrossed on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- **2025-03-24** Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 121, Nay 0, Absent 4
- **2025-03-24** Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Mike Petersen, Sen. Rick Kloos and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees
- **2025-03-20** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Shannon Francis, Rep. Robyn R. Essex and Rep. Henry Helgerson
- **2025-03-19** Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
- **2025-03-05** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-20** Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-02-18** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 117, Nay 2, Absent 6 `passage`
- **2025-02-18** Engrossed on Monday, February 17, 2025
- **2025-02-17** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2025-02-17** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
- **2025-02-07** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-17** Referred to House Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17** Introduced `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b01fe6c9-fe85-451d-bfaa-42f7bb238f8b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).