Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2282

Introduced
2/5/25  

Caption

Providing that covenants, conditions or restrictions established between January 1, 1948, and December 31, 1958, that restrict the use of real property owned by state educational institutions for only single-family residence purposes and contain discriminatory provisions to restrict ownership or tenancy by race are against public policy and void.

Summary

HB2282 declares certain covenants, conditions, and restrictions affecting real property owned by Kansas state educational institutions to be void and unenforceable as against public policy. The bill targets restrictions established between January 1, 1948, and December 31, 1958, where the property was limited to single-family residential use and the covenant also contained discriminatory language restricting ownership or tenancy by race. The measure is narrowly focused on historical deed restrictions tied to property owned by state educational institutions, and it would invalidate those provisions as well as related amendments, supplements, or conditions. By doing so, the bill removes legal effect from racially discriminatory housing restrictions and single-family-use limitations in the specified class of covenants, while leaving other property restrictions outside that scope unchanged.

Impact

If enacted, HB2282 would change the legal status of certain racially restrictive covenants on real property owned by state educational institutions by making them void and unenforceable under Kansas law. It would affect deeds, covenants, and related instruments created during the 1948-1958 period that combine single-family residence restrictions with race-based ownership or tenancy exclusions. The practical impact would be on title records, property use restrictions, and the ability of institutions or successors to enforce those historical provisions.

Sentiment

Based on the bill text and available context, the bill appears to be framed as a corrective measure aimed at eliminating discriminatory property restrictions, with no recorded committee debate or votes indicating opposition or support. The caption and statutory language suggest a generally favorable policy rationale centered on public policy and anti-discrimination principles. Because no transcripts or vote history are available, there is no documented controversy in the provided materials.

Contention

The main potential point of contention is the bill’s narrow scope: it applies only to property owned by state educational institutions and only to covenants established between 1948 and 1958, which may raise questions about why similar restrictions on other properties are not addressed. Another possible issue is the treatment of single-family residence restrictions alongside discriminatory covenants, since the bill voids both when they appear together in the specified historical instruments. No specific opposing arguments or named stakeholders are included in the provided record.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SB3

Clarifying the procedures and restrictions on accepting a nomination for an elected office.

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 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 SCR1603

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax valuation increases for residential property.

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 SCR1601

Informing the Governor that the two houses of the Legislature are organized and ready to receive communications.

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.

Similar Bills

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