Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2476

Introduced
1/20/26  
Refer
1/20/26  
Report Pass
1/28/26  
Engrossed
2/2/26  

Caption

Permitting federal pesticide warning or labeling requirements to satisfy any state pesticide warning or labeling requirements.

Impact

If enacted, HB 2476 would significantly impact the way state and federal regulatory requirements intersect. It would alleviate the need for local pesticide regulations to duplicate federal ones, potentially leading to streamlined operations within the agricultural sector. Farmers would benefit from having a uniform set of guidelines to follow, making it easier to comply with regulations. However, this could also mean that local nuances and environmental considerations might not be adequately addressed, as the bill leans towards federal guidelines overriding state-specific regulations.

Summary

House Bill 2476 seeks to streamline the regulatory process concerning pesticide warnings and labeling by allowing federal pesticide warning or labeling requirements to satisfy any corresponding state pesticide warning or labeling requirements. This bill aims to reduce the regulatory burden on farmers and pesticide applicators, ensuring that they are not subject to conflicting state and federal regulations regarding pesticide usage and safety labeling. The intent is to simplify compliance, thereby promoting agricultural efficiency while still adhering to safety standards.

Contention

Debate surrounding HB 2476 centers on the balance between federal oversight and state autonomy in pesticide regulation. Proponents of the bill argue that this measure would eliminate unnecessary complexities and enhance compliance for pesticide applicators, ultimately benefiting the local economy. Conversely, critics fear that adopting only federal standards may neglect local agricultural practices that could require more stringent safety measures. There are concerns that local legislative bodies would lose the ability to enact tailored regulations that account for specific environmental or health considerations pertinent to their communities.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

KS HB2004

Authorizing counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question.

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 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 SB8

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

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 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 HB2002

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

Similar Bills

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