Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2585

Introduced
1/28/26  
Refer
1/29/26  

Caption

Providing for the delta waterfowl distinctive license plate.

Impact

If enacted, HB2585 will amend existing state laws related to vehicle registration and license plate issuance by providing specific conditions under which the delta waterfowl plates can be issued. Most notably, it requires an annual royalty payment ranging from $25 to $100, which contributes to potential state fund allocations for wildlife preservation efforts managed by delta waterfowl. As a result, local treasuries would need to adapt their financial collection processes to include these additional payments.

Summary

House Bill 2585 introduces the delta waterfowl distinctive license plate for Kansas residents with passenger vehicles or trucks weighing 20,000 pounds or less. Starting January 1, 2027, individuals who wish to obtain this unique license plate must comply with the bill's provisions, including payment of a designated royalty fee to the county treasurer. This bill allows the board of directors of delta waterfowl to approve the organization’s logo for display on these plates, creating a new fundraising avenue for the organization.

Contention

Some points of contention might arise around the necessity and implications of the royalty fee structure. Critics could argue that imposing an additional financial requirement for a specialty plate may deter some vehicle owners, while supporters might view it as a necessary contribution toward wildlife initiatives. Furthermore, the bill might be scrutinized regarding the allocation and transparency of funds collected through the royalty payments, thus raising discussions about effective use of resources within state wildlife programs.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

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 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 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 HCR5002

Providing for the adjournment sine die of the 2024 special session of the Legislature.

KS HB2002

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

KS HR6002

Providing for assignment of seats in the House of Representatives for the 2024 special session of the Legislature.

Similar Bills

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