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KS SB313: AN ACT concerning motor vehicles; relating to autonomous motor vehicles; providing for the use and regulation thereof; establishing the autonomous ve…

Effective Jul 1, 2022 Kansas · 2021–2022 session

Last verified Oct 12, 2026 · official bill text

SB313 · where it stands

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  5. Effective Since Jul 1, 2022
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AN ACT concerning motor vehicles; relating to autonomous motor vehicles; providing for the use and regulation thereof; establishing the autonomous vehicle advisory committee; amending K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 8-2106 and 8-2204 and repealing the existing sections.

In one paragraph

Kansas SB 313 (L. 2022, ch. 93, K.S.A. 8-2901 et seq.) authorizes driverless-capable vehicles. A vehicle with an automated driving system that can perform the entire driving task and reach a minimal-risk condition may operate without a human driver, subject to conditions such as a human on board during the first year for vehicles with manual controls and a law-enforcement interaction plan filed with the Highway Patrol. Owners must carry insurance and meet crash duties; the Highway Patrol regulates and local rules are preempted. An autonomous vehicle advisory committee reports yearly.

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What it means for business

AV developers, fleets and ride-hail operators can run driverless vehicles in Kansas if they meet the insurance, law-enforcement plan and crash-reporting duties; local rules are preempted.

Key provisions

  1. Defines "automated driving system" (hardware and software capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task on a sustained basis) and "driverless-capable vehicle"
  2. Driverless operation allowed if the vehicle can achieve a minimal risk condition; a human must be on board for the first 12 months unless the vehicle has no manual controls
  3. Owners must file a law-enforcement interaction plan with the Kansas Highway Patrol and carry insurance or other financial security
  4. Transportation network companies may operate driverless vehicles; the Highway Patrol regulates and local governments may not add rules or taxes
  5. Driverless vehicles built only for automated operation are exempt from human-driver equipment rules such as mirrors and wipers (K.S.A. 8-2910)
  6. Creates an Autonomous Vehicle Advisory Committee that reports each year

Latest legislative action

May 13, 2022. Approved by Governor on Friday, May 13, 2022 (L. 2022, ch. 93)

Topics and industries

Related topics

Autonomous Vehicles

Affected industries

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