Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2127

Introduced
1/28/25  

Caption

Authorizing cities and counties to regulate the sale and purchase of firearms and ammunition within a building owned by such city or county.

Impact

The passage of HB 2127 would have significant implications for state law regarding firearms. Specifically, it would offer local governments more authority in managing firearms regulations, leading to a more decentralized approach to gun control. While current state law prevents cities and counties from enforcing their own regulations, the new bill provides a framework in which local authorities can establish ordinances surrounding the sale and purchase of firearms on their properties. This change could result in varied regulations across the state, reflecting local community values and priorities.

Summary

House Bill 2127 authorizes cities and counties in Kansas to regulate the sale and purchase of firearms and ammunition within city or county-owned buildings. This legislation amends existing law, which previously restricted local jurisdictions from adopting their own regulations on firearms. Proponents of the bill argue that it promotes local control and allows municipalities to manage their regulations in a manner that best fits the needs of their communities. By permitting local entities to enact rules regarding firearms sales, the bill acknowledges the unique contexts of different areas within the state.

Contention

Notably, the bill may prompt a debate among legislators and community stakeholders. Proponents are likely to focus on the importance of local governance, asserting that elected officials are better suited to understand and address their constituents' concerns regarding firearms. Conversely, opponents may raise concerns about potential inconsistencies in firearms laws across the state, which could create confusion among residents and law enforcement. The dialogue surrounding HB 2127 could highlight broader tensions around gun rights, public safety, and regional governance.

Additional_notes

While the bill allows for enhanced regulation by municipalities, it establishes specific conditions under which this authority can be exercised, thereby maintaining some level of oversight on local regulations. It reflects a broader trend of legislative efforts in Kansas to navigate the complexities of firearm regulation while striving to balance public safety and individual rights.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SB8

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

KS SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

KS HB2004

Authorizing counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question.

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 SB7

Authorizing federally licensed firearm dealers, in addition to county sheriffs, to receive applications for concealed carry licenses and forward such applications to the attorney general, prohibiting sheriffs from assessing any fee related to application services and allowing dealers to assess a fee related to application services not to exceed $20.

KS SB6

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

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 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 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 SCR1602

Approving the creation of a port authority in Wyandotte County Kansas.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.