Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2400

Introduced
3/5/25  
Refer
3/5/25  
Report Pass
3/7/25  
Engrossed
3/11/25  

Caption

Amending the definition of land devoted to agricultural use to include trail rides as a ranching activity to qualify as an agritourism activity.

Impact

The bill would have a notable impact on state laws relating to property tax and land use classification. By allowing ranchers who provide trail rides to benefit from the agritourism designation, it could lead to an increase in the economic viability of agricultural lands. This change is anticipated to encourage more landowners to engage in agritourism, potentially boosting rural economies in Kansas by attracting visitors and generating revenue from recreational activities. Moreover, the reassessment of property value could also reflect the evolving use of agricultural land, aligning tax responsibilities with actual land use.

Summary

House Bill 2400 seeks to amend existing legislation regarding agritourism in the state of Kansas. Specifically, the bill expands the definition of agritourism activities to officially include trail rides as a part of ranching activities. This inclusion is significant as it allows individuals or businesses offering trail rides on their land to qualify for agritourism status and benefits. The bill aims to promote agritourism by classifying such land as agricultural for property tax valuation purposes, which could incentivize more ranchers to diversify their operations and engage in agritourism.

Contention

While there are several benefits to HB 2400, potential points of contention could arise from differing perspectives within the community. Opponents may raise concerns about the implications of classifying trail rides as agritourism, fearing it may lead to over-commercialization of rural areas and the detriment of traditional farming practices. Additionally, the processes for registering agritourism activities may also spark debates on regulatory compliance and the extent to which local governments can control land use. The discussions surrounding this bill are essential to ensure that the interests of both agricultural producers and local communities are balanced.

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 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 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 HB2002

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

KS SB8

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

KS SB6

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

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 SB3

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

KS SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

Similar Bills

CT HB06241

An Act Concerning Agritourism.

KS HB2035

Amending the definition of land devoted to agricultural use for property tax purposes to include trail rides as a ranching activity to qualify as an agritourism activity.

NV SB55

Establishes provisions relating to agricultural tourism. (BDR 18-508)

WA SB5055

Promoting agritourism in Washington.

KS SB519

Exempting certain registered agritourism operations from local code and regulation enforcement.

KS HB2111

Senate Substitute for HB 2111 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Exempting certain registered agritourism operations from local code and regulation enforcement.

WV SB971

Providing fire safety requirements for agritourism businesses

WV HB5403

Relating to fire safety requirements for agritourism businesses.