Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2539

Introduced
1/26/26  
Refer
1/26/26  
Report Pass
2/17/26  
Engrossed
2/25/26  
Refer
2/26/26  
Report Pass
3/17/26  
Enrolled
3/26/26  

Caption

Authorizing library boards to change from being appointed members to elected members and requiring that the members of the Eudora community library district board of directors be elected to such positions.

Impact

The passage of HB2539 will directly modify existing statutes concerning the Eudora community library district governance. By transitioning to an elected board, the bill aims to provide greater transparency and accountability in the management of library services. The members of the board will be required to be elected in even-numbered years, with term limits set to not exceed four years. This approach could foster a stronger connection between the library and the resident community, as board members would be directly accountable to the electorate.

Summary

House Bill 2539 is a legislative proposal aimed at establishing an elected board of directors for the Eudora community library district in Kansas. The bill requires the governing body of the city of Eudora and the Eudora township board to adopt a joint resolution to create this library district. The resolution is to ensure that members of the board of directors are elected by the qualified electors of the district, which marks a significant shift from the previous method of appointment to elected positions. This change is intended to enhance local governance and community involvement in library management.

Contention

Despite its potential benefits, there are notable points of contention surrounding HB2539. Critics may argue that the shift to an elected board could lead to politicization of library governance, possibly affecting the neutrality and service focus of the library. Moreover, there may be concerns about the ability to fill board vacancies efficiently, as the bill stipulates that appointing members for vacant positions could add to the administrative complexities. Proponents, however, contend that such a structure is essential for aligning the library's objectives with the community's needs and aspirations.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SB4

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

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 SB3

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

KS SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

KS HB2004

Authorizing counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question.

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 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 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 SB8

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

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