Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2169

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Report Pass
2/13/25  
Engrossed
2/19/25  
Refer
2/20/25  
Report Pass
3/13/25  
Enrolled
4/10/25  

Caption

Providing for an exemption from remediation costs or other liability from prior commercial pesticide application by the United States army for owners of certain nonresidential property located in Johnson county.

Impact

This legislation modifies existing statutes regarding hazardous materials, specifically amending K.S.A. 65-3453 and K.S.A. 65-3455. The intent is to alleviate the financial burdens placed on property owners whose land may have environmental contamination from long-ago pesticide applications. By retroactively applying these provisions, the bill aims to clarify liability for cleanup costs and enforcement, providing a clearer framework for property transactions in the affected area. This could significantly influence land use decisions and property values in Johnson County.

Summary

House Bill 2169 addresses issues surrounding the application of commercial pesticides by exempting owners of certain nonresidential properties in Johnson County from remediation costs or other liabilities related to previously applied pesticides. The bill stipulates that these exemptions apply if the property was used for nonresidential purposes and had pesticides applied by the United States Army before 2005. If the property changes its designation to residential or is used in a way that could require remediation, the owners must include a notice in any property transfer deed that there may be a need for remediation due to potential pesticide residue.

Sentiment

The sentiment around HB2169 is mixed. Proponents argue that this bill offers necessary protections and financial relief to property owners who could be disadvantaged by the legacy of military pesticide applications. They see it as a means to encourage development and change of use of properties without the fear of costly remediation requirements. Conversely, opponents may express concerns regarding public health and environmental safety, fearing that such exemptions could lead to neglect of potential contamination issues, which could adversely affect future residents and users of the land.

Contention

There are notable points of contention regarding the environmental implications of the bill. While some view the legislation as a practical approach to mitigate liabilities for landowners, critics caution that it might undermine efforts to ensure thorough remedial actions are taken where necessary. The focus on exempting property owners raises questions about the long-term effects on local communities and the environment, potentially paving the way for insufficient clean-up of hazardous materials that could pose risks to public health.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

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 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 SB8

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

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 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 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.

KS HB2004

Authorizing counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question.

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