Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2384

Introduced
2/13/25  

Caption

Authorizing the state historical society to convey certain real property located in Johnson county to the Shawnee Tribe; requiring deeds and conveyances contain restrictive covenants prohibiting any gaming or gambling on such property; requiring a report by the Shawnee Tribe every two years for a 10-year period to the joint committee on state-tribal relations regarding the rehabilitation of the property and consultations with other tribes.

Summary

HB 2384 authorizes the Kansas State Historical Society, on behalf of the state, to transfer by quitclaim deed approximately 11.97 acres of state real property in Johnson County to the Shawnee Tribe. The conveyance is exempt from appraisal, bid, and publication requirements, and must be reviewed and approved by the attorney general before execution. The bill also requires the deed to include restrictive covenants barring gaming or gambling activities on the property and nearby adjacent land. The bill further requires the Shawnee Tribe to pay the costs of the conveyance, grant the state a historic preservation easement consistent with federal preservation law for nationally historic landmark properties, and agree that the land will not be used as a casino or other gaming facility. It also directs the tribe to consult with the four federally recognized tribes and any other federally recognized tribe whose children attended the Shawnee Indian Manual Labor School regarding rehabilitation of the site and structures, and to provide progress updates to the joint committee on state-tribal relations every two years for 10 years.

Impact

HB 2384 would change state property law administration by specifically authorizing a direct transfer of state-owned historic property to a tribal government under conditions set by statute. It creates a tailored exception to ordinary state real estate disposition procedures and imposes ongoing preservation, consultation, and reporting obligations tied to the conveyed property. The bill affects the Kansas State Historical Society, the Shawnee Tribe, the attorney general, and the joint committee on state-tribal relations, while also protecting the state’s interest through deed restrictions and a preservation easement.

Sentiment

The available context suggests the bill is generally favorable and collaborative in tone, reflecting support for transferring the property to the Shawnee Tribe while preserving historic and cultural interests. The bill’s structure emphasizes rehabilitation, consultation, and long-term oversight rather than controversy over the transfer itself. No committee transcript or vote record is provided, so there is no direct evidence of formal opposition or divided sentiment in the available materials.

Contention

The main points of potential contention are the property’s future use and the scope of tribal obligations attached to the transfer. The bill expressly prohibits gaming or casino development on the site and nearby land, which appears designed to address concerns about commercial gaming. Another possible issue is the consultation requirement, which extends to multiple federally recognized tribes and to tribes connected to the Shawnee Indian Manual Labor School, creating a broad stakeholder process. The requirement for biennial reporting for 10 years also suggests legislative interest in continued oversight of the property’s rehabilitation and management.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

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 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 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 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 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 SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

KS HB2004

Authorizing counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question.

KS SB4

Requiring all advance voting ballots be returned by 7:00 p.m. on election day.

Similar Bills

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