Kansas 2023-2024 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SB452

Introduced
2/5/24  
Refer
2/6/24  

Caption

Excluding certain school district bond and interest levies from increased property tax homestead refund claim amounts.

Impact

If enacted, SB452 could lead to significant changes in the way property taxes and school funding are handled in the state. Homeowners who benefit from homestead exemptions may see a different impact on their tax refunds, as the exclusion of specific levies could lower the amount they receive back. Furthermore, school districts could experience fluctuations in bond and interest income, which could affect their overall budget and financial stability, particularly in areas reliant on such funding for capital projects.

Summary

SB452 focuses on the financial interactions between school districts and property tax homestead refunds. Specifically, the bill seeks to exclude certain school district bond and interest levies from the increased property tax homestead refund claim amounts. This exclusion potentially alters the calculation for homeowners who claim homestead exemptions, impacting how much they can recover through property tax refunds.

Contention

The bill has the potential to generate debate among legislators and stakeholders regarding the balance between providing adequate funding for education and protecting homeowner tax rights. Critics may argue that by excluding certain levies, the bill might undermine the financial resources available to school districts. Conversely, supporters might advocate that protecting homeowners from increased property tax burdens is a necessary measure in the current economic climate.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS HB2074

Including homestead renters as eligible to participate in certain homestead property tax refund claims.

KS SB455

Restoring homestead renters as eligible to participate in certain homestead property tax refund claims.

KS SB402

Modifying the definition of household income for the homestead property tax refund act, providing for one homestead property tax refund claim form and providing an eligibility exception for claimants who are required to live away from the homestead by reason of health or other hardship, increasing the homestead appraised value thresholds for certain homestead refund claim provisions, extending the period of time to file homestead claims and providing for an increase in the maximum refund allowed, providing that a person shall not lose eligibility for a homestead property tax refund claim or the SAFESR tax credit if the appraised valuation of the homestead subsequently exceeds the applicable threshold after qualifying in a previous tax year and modifying the household income threshold, providing a cost-of-living adjustment for purposes of the SAFESR tax credit and prohibiting tax sales of residential property for certain qualifying individuals for taxes owed on residential property.

KS SB215

Excluding social security payments from household income and increasing the household income and appraised value thresholds for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax homestead claims.

KS HB2231

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.

KS SB2

Eliminating the income limit to qualify for the subtraction modification exempting social security benefits, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, citing the increased property tax homestead refund claim section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, decreasing the normal privilege tax rate, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district; providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund, reducing the state rate of tax on sales of food and food ingredients and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund from revenue collected.

KS HF3959

Property tax refunds; targeting property tax refund expanded to cover homestead property tax increases that were greater than six percent.

KS HB2003

Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, modifying the definition of household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax claims and citing the section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value, providing for certain exclusions from the prohibition of paying taxes under protest after a valuation notice appeal and providing four prior years' values on the annual valuation notice.

KS HB4044

Ad valorem tax; revise certain homestead exemption eligibility provisions, revise distribution of portion paid on certain homestead property.

KS H0961

Amends and adds to existing law to expand the homestead property tax exemption, to increase the sales tax rate, and to direct sales tax revenue to taxing districts to replace property tax revenue lost from the homestead exemption expansion.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.