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Minutes for HB2165 - Committee on Transportation
Short Title
Providing for all vehicles more than 35 years old to qualify as an antique vehicle.
Minutes Content for Thu, Mar 18, 2021
Chairperson Petersen called the meeting to order and referenced two responses from previous meetings' conferees:
- Ethan Spurling, Director, Government Affairs, Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR), submitted current information regarding driver's license renewals (Attachment 1).
- Tom Whitaker, Executive Director, Kansas Motor Carriers Association, illustrated how the proposed amendment (SB158) fits with the Towing and Recovery Possessor Lien Law (Attachment 2).
The Chairperson opened the hearing on HB2165.
Assistant Revisor Adam Siebers explained that the bill allows all vehicles more than 35 years of age to qualify as antique vehicles for registration purposes; it also removes street-rod vehicles as a class of vehicles (Attachment 3).
Representative Leo Delperdang, House District 94, testified as a proponent (Attachment 4) and (Attachment 5). He commented that the bill would remove unnecessary restrictions currently required to register antique vehicles. As a member of the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), which represents the $45 Billion automotive specialty industry, he identified positive benefits for Kansas citizens if the bill becomes a law--upgraded parts on older vehicles (e.g., tires, brakes, glass) will make the vehicle safer to drive, and often there are no original replacement parts available, such as bias-ply tires with the original date on the tire. Representative Delperdang also requested removal of the amendment added to the bill by the House Transportation Committee. Responding to questions regarding the amendment, Representative Delperdang replied that although the amendment was well intended, it inadvertently eliminated a class of vehicles built without reference to any manufactured vehicle.
Joshua Blick, Kansas Car Shows, spoke in support of the bill (Attachment 6). He Identified the safety factors of using updated replacement parts and the financial burden placed on antique-car owners by requiring original parts for these vehicles. KDOR information indicates 68,444 currently registered vehicles could be registered as antique vehicles, increasing state revenues on these vehicles by $2.7 million. If the registration fee were increased from $17 to $20 for the 182,000 vehicles that could be classified as antique, state revenue would increase by $3.6 million.
The hearing on HB2165 was closed.
