Budget & Taxes in Kansas

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 319: Providing for a property tax rebate for certain real property used for residential or commercial and industrial purposes when such property sells in a qualifying sale for less than 97% of the county appraised value.

SB 319 would allow owners of qualifying residential or commercial/industrial property to receive a property tax rebate if they sell the property for less than 97% of its county appraised value during a qualifying sale (an arm's-length transaction in an open market). The rebate equals the excess property tax paid compared to what would have been due at full appraised value, covering the sale year and up to four prior years. To qualify, properties must remain in the same use, condition, and classification as at the valuation date, and owners must apply by December 20 of the year after the sale. The bill takes effect for sales on or after July 1, 2026.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes

Sub-Topics Property Tax Tax Incentives

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2414: Establishing the EV energy equity road repair tax act and providing for a road repair tax on electricity distributed from a public charging station for electric vehicles.

HB 2414 imposes a $0.09 per kilowatt-hour tax on electricity provided at public electric vehicle charging stations, regardless of whether the electricity is charged for or free. The tax applies to all public charging stations (excluding those at primary residences) and funds road repair and construction through the state highway fund. Charging station owners must collect and remit the tax to the state, with penalties for non-compliance including fines of $25 per kilowatt-hour or up to one year in jail. This policy directly affects public charging station operators and shifts road maintenance funding to align with electric vehicle usage patterns.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Transportation

Sub-Topics Business Taxes Electric Vehicles Roads & Highways Transportation Funding

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 46: Establishing the blind information access act to require the state library to provide on-demand information access services to persons who are blind, visually impaired, deafblind or print disabled.

SB 46, the Blind Information Access Act, requires the Kansas state library to provide on-demand digital information services (including books, news, and emergency alerts) via audio, text, and braille to residents who are blind, visually impaired, deafblind, or print-disabled. It mandates the state librarian to contract with a service provider and establish a dedicated funding stream by transferring annual amounts from the Kansas Universal Service Fund to a new "Blind Information Access Fund." The bill specifies that these services must cover Kansas publications, national content, and real-time emergency alerts, with funding secured through existing telecommunications user fees. This creates a permanent, state-funded mechanism for accessible information without new tax obligations.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Technology

Sub-Topics Telecommunications

signed · Kansas · House Apr 11, 2025

HB 2231: Providing an additional personal exemption for head of household tax filers and increasing the personal exemption for certain disabled veterans for purposes of income tax, modifying the definition of household income related to increased property tax homestead refund claims, providing for the apportionment of business income by the single sales factor and the apportionment of financial institution income by the receipts factor, providing for the apportionment pursuant to the three-factor test of a manufacturer who sells alcoholic liquor, requiring the use of single sales factor pursuant to the multistate tax compact, establishing deductions from income when using the single sales factor and receipts factor, providing for the decrease in corporate income tax rates, determining when sales other than tangible personal property are made in the state, excluding sales of a unitary business group of electric and natural gas public utilities, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers.

HB 2231 increases tax relief for specific Kansas taxpayers and modifies business tax rules. It adds a $2,320 personal exemption for heads of household filers (affecting individual taxpayers filing as head of household) and maintains a $2,250 exemption for disabled veterans certified at 100% disability by the VA. The bill also updates the definition of household income for property tax homestead refunds and changes how businesses calculate Kansas tax on out-of-state sales, requiring single sales factor apportionment for most businesses and receipts factor for financial institutions. These changes apply to tax years 2024 and later.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Veterans

Sub-Topics Business Taxes

vetoed · Kansas · House Apr 11, 2025

HB 2217: Expanding the scope of the inspector general to audit and investigate all state cash, food or health assistance programs and granting the inspector general the power to subpoena, administer oaths and execute search warrants thereto.

HB 2217 expands the Kansas Inspector General's authority to investigate and audit all state cash, food, and health assistance programs, including Medicaid, food assistance, and children's health insurance. It grants the Inspector General new powers to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and execute search warrants during these investigations. The bill directly affects recipients, providers, contractors, and fiscal agents involved in these programs by subjecting their activities to enhanced oversight. This change modifies existing law to strengthen accountability for state funds distributed through these critical assistance programs.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes

Sub-Topics Audits & Accountability

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2121: Increasing the annual license fees of electric and hybrid passenger vehicles and trucks and electric motorcycles and distributing the fees to the state highway fund and the special city and county highway fund.

HB 2121 increases annual license fees for electric/hybrid passenger vehicles, trucks, and electric motorcycles in Kansas. Specifically, it raises fees to $175 annually for all-electric passenger vehicles (from $100), $100 for electric hybrid plug-in vehicles (from $50), and $30 for all-electric motorcycles (from $16). These higher fees will be distributed to the state highway fund and special city and county highway funds. The bill directly affects owners of these vehicle types by increasing their registration costs, with the revenue designated for road infrastructure funding.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Transportation

Sub-Topics Fees & Licensing Electric Vehicles Transportation Funding Vehicle Registration

signed · Kansas · Senate Apr 9, 2026

SB 271: Updating income eligibility requirements for the state children's health insurance program and requiring the Robert G. (Bob) Bethell joint committee on home and community based services and KanCare oversight hold meetings each quarter.

SB 271 updates Kansas' children's health insurance program (KCHIP) by raising the income eligibility threshold from 225% to 250% of the federal poverty level for children in households with incomes in 2010 and subsequent years. This change would directly affect low-income children in Kansas whose families earn between 225% and 250% of the federal poverty level, expanding coverage eligibility for these households. The bill also requires a minimum 8-month waiting period for children who previously had comprehensive health coverage (with exceptions for job loss or other specific coverage disruptions) before enrolling in KCHIP. The program remains subject to available funding and does not guarantee entitlement to coverage for all eligible children.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Healthcare

Sub-Topics Children's Health Medicaid

signed · Kansas · Senate Apr 9, 2026

SB 260: House Subsitute for SB 260 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Relating to campaign finance; concerning a vacancy in the joint candidacy of the governor and lieutenant governor; relating to reasons for withdrawal of candidacy from national, state and local offices; relating to the election of the board of directors of certain irrigation districts; specifying when such elections may be conducted by the mail ballot election law; relating to the crime of corrupt political advertising; removing the requirements that treasurers be listed in political advertising attributions; clarifying campaign finance reports regarding vendor information.

SB 260 amends Kansas' parimutuel racing law to redefine "horsemen's associations" and "horsemen's nonprofit organizations" with specific eligibility rules for racetrack license holders at Eureka Downs, Anthony Downs, or fair association facilities. It modifies qualifications for organization licenses and changes how certain tax revenues from racing are distributed. The bill directly affects horse racing organizations, owners, and trainers seeking licenses to operate at designated racetracks or facilities near fairs. These changes aim to clarify licensing requirements and revenue allocation under the state's racing regulations.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2292: Providing for food sales tax revenue replacement for STAR bond districts established prior to December 31, 2022, establishing the STAR bonds food sales tax revenue replacement fund, providing for transfers from the state general fund to such revenue replacement fund and transfers from such revenue replacement fund in the amount of food sales tax revenues lost to the applicable cities or counties and extending the sunset date of the STAR bonds financing act to July 1, 2031.

HB 2292 creates a "STAR bonds food sales tax revenue replacement fund" to compensate cities and counties with STAR bond districts established before December 31, 2022, for lost food sales tax revenue. It requires the state to transfer funds from the general fund to this replacement fund, which then pays cities/counties the amount of food sales tax revenue they would have collected at the 6.5% rate (instead of the reduced rate) for the period January 2024 through June 2025, and monthly thereafter. The bill extends the sunset date of the STAR bonds financing act to July 1, 2031, ensuring ongoing funding for these districts.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes

Sub-Topics Debt & Bonds Revenue

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2360: Directing the secretary for children and families to review and compare data for public assistance program eligibility.

HB 2360 directs Kansas' secretary for children and families and secretary of health and environment to verify public assistance eligibility by comparing data from multiple sources. It requires monthly checks of death records, residency, and incarceration data; quarterly reviews of tax and employment records; and real-time payroll data from employers to confirm income for programs like food assistance, Medicaid, and child support. The bill also mandates public reporting of fraud investigation results, including improper payments and recovered funds. This affects households enrolled in state public assistance programs by requiring more frequent verification of their eligibility status.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes

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