Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2456

Introduced
1/15/26  

Caption

Authorizing cities and counties to levy a 0% sales and use tax on sales of food and food ingredients.

Impact

If enacted, HB 2456 could significantly reform local taxation frameworks throughout the state. Cities and counties would have the autonomy to adopt policies that align with their economic conditions and constituent needs. This is expected to foster a more equitable tax environment that supports low-income families by reducing the costs associated with essential food purchases. Moreover, it gives local governments the ability to respond to the unique challenges faced by their communities, potentially enhancing local economic resilience.

Summary

House Bill 2456 proposes to authorize cities and counties to levy a 0% sales and use tax specifically on the sales of food and food ingredients. The bill aims to provide local governments with greater flexibility in managing tax structures, particularly in relation to essential goods such as food. By allowing municipalities to implement a zero sales tax on food, the bill seeks to alleviate the financial burden on residents, particularly those with lower incomes who spend a larger proportion of their budget on groceries.

Contention

Despite its potential benefits, HB 2456 may face opposition from various stakeholders. Critics could argue that the bill undermines a standardized tax approach across the state, leading to a patchwork of regulations. Concerns may also arise regarding the implications for state revenue, as local implementations of a zero percent sales tax could result in reduced funds available for public services and infrastructure. Supporters, however, contend that the positive impact on local economies and family budgets could outweigh potential revenue losses, prompting a lively debate around the best approaches to local taxation.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

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 SB6

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

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 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 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 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 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 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.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.