02/27/2026
A letter from the Kansas Division of Vehicles dated 23 February is reportedly being sent to the homes of transgender Kansans informing them that they must surrender their driver's licenses and that their current credentials will be considered invalid upon the House Substitute for Senate Bill 244’s publication in the Kansas Register today (26 February).
House Substitute for Senate Bill 244 was passed on 17 February after the Kansas House overrode Governor Laura Kelly’s veto. Because of this, Kansas-issued driver's licenses and identification cards must now reflect the credential holder's “s*x at birth.”
The letter— as seen by Erin In The Morning— notes that the Legislature "did not include a grace period for updating credentials," and anyone operating a vehicle without a valid credential "may be subject to additional penalties." Those whose gender marker does not match their s*x assigned at birth are directed to surrender their current credential to the Division of Vehicles for reissuance.
The consequences for noncompliance could escalate quickly. Under Kansas law, driving without a valid license is a class B misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. A conviction triggers an automatic 90-day license suspension. If a person drives during that suspension, they face a charge of driving on a suspended license, which carries a mandatory minimum of five days in jail. Kansas requires county jails to house inmates by s*x assigned at birth.
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