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KS SB324

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2026

Primary Sponsor

Transportation

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits using a mobile telephone while driving in school zones during reduced speed limit hours or in road construction zones when workers are present

  • Exempts law enforcement and emergency personnel on duty, drivers in safely parked vehicles, and use of hands-free devices (speakerphone, Bluetooth attachments)

  • Allows phone use to report illegal activity, prevent imminent injury, summon emergency assistance, or for transit operators with permanently affixed devices to contact dispatchers

  • Establishes $60 fine for violations; holding a phone constitutes prima facie evidence of violation

  • Law enforcement must issue warning citations only until July 1, 2027, when monetary penalties take effect

Legislative Description

Prohibiting the use of a mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle in school or construction zones and providing penalties for violations thereof.

Last Action

Senate Withdrawn from Committee on Ways and Means; Rereferred to Committee on Transportation

2/24/2026

Committee Referrals

Transportation2/24/2026
Ways and Means2/19/2026
Judiciary2/16/2026
Transportation1/15/2026

Full Bill Text

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