Loading chat...

KS HB2274

Bill

Status

Passed

3/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Veterans and Military

Click for details

Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates Kansas as a "purple heart state" and establishes August 7 as Purple Heart Day, with the governor issuing an annual proclamation and the Office of Veterans Services promoting observance activities

  • Allows homeless veterans to apply for nondriver identification cards without providing a principal residence address, accepting verification letters from veterans services organizations, VA medical centers, jails, correctional facilities, or homeless service nonprofits

  • Permits homeless veterans to use copies, digital forms, or expired documents (including common access cards, driver's licenses, or voter registration cards) as proof of identity for ID card applications, and eliminates birth certificate fees for homeless veterans obtaining ID cards

  • Makes identification cards issued to homeless veterans non-expiring

  • Removes the "active" military service requirement for occupational licensing fee exemptions, extending fee waivers for all licensing, application, and background check fees to military spouses of any military servicemember (not just active duty)

Legislative Description

Designating Kansas as a purple heart state and permitting homeless veterans to use alternative forms of proof of identity and residency when applying for nondriver identification cards.

Last Action

House Approved by Governor on Thursday, March 12, 2026

3/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs3/24/2025
Ways and Means3/21/2025
Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs2/26/2025
Veterans and Military2/5/2025

Full Bill Text

No bill text available