Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2126

Introduced
1/28/25  

Caption

Providing a sales tax exemption for purchases made by Kansas legal services, inc.

Impact

The bill is expected to streamline the acquisition of necessary resources for Kansas Legal Services by eliminating the sales tax on their purchases. This change will promote efficiency in service delivery as the organization will be able to allocate more funds directly toward programs that aid in legal assistance, mediation services, and other essential community support initiatives. The sales tax exemption has the potential to significantly bolster the organization's capacity to function and expand its outreach to underserved populations.

Summary

House Bill 2126 aims to provide a sales tax exemption for purchases made by Kansas Legal Services, Inc., which operates as a nonprofit organization. This legislation will amend existing law to specifically exempt sales tax for a range of services and goods acquired by the organization in the course of its activities to assist low-income Kansans. The exemption is designed to decrease the financial burden on Kansas Legal Services, thereby allowing the organization to utilize its funds more effectively in providing essential legal services to those in need within the state.

Contention

While the bill has generally received support as a means to facilitate the work of Kansas Legal Services, it may face scrutiny regarding the broader implications of tax exemptions for nonprofit organizations. Some legislators may express concern about the long-term impact on state revenue collection and how such exemptions might set precedents for other organizations seeking similar treatment. There may be discussions around ensuring that this measure fully aligns with the state's fiscal policies while addressing the legal service needs of low-income individuals.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SB6

Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of electricity to residential premises by municipally owned or operated utilities.

KS SB8

Exempting the sale of firearms, firearms accessories, ammunition, firearm safes and firearm safety devices from the retatilers' sales tax.

KS SB1

Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value for property tax valuation purposes, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund and abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund.

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 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 HB2001

Authorizing the secretary of commerce to enter into agreements with major professional sports franchises to establish STAR bond projects for a major professional sports complex, providing for additional revenue sources, expanding the powers and discretion of the secretary and making other changes to the STAR bonds financing act to facilitate such projects, limiting the secretary’s authority to approve such projects to one year unless extended by the legislative coordinating council, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue STAR bonds for such projects, transferring funds under certain circumstances from the state gaming revenues fund to the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and, if approved by the legislative coordinating council, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

KS HB2002

Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the cutting healthcare costs for all Kansans act.

KS HB2004

Authorizing counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question.

KS SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

KS SCR1604

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax valuation increases for real property and personal property mobile homes.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.