Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2631

Introduced
2/2/26  

Caption

Increasing the extent of property tax exemption from the statewide school levy for residential property.

Impact

If enacted, HB2631 is expected to have a substantial impact on the financial obligations of homeowners by decreasing the amount of property tax owed towards public education funding. This change in the law could alleviate pressure on families by effectively lowering their tax bills. However, it is important to note that this increase in exemption may also affect funding for local schools, as it could reduce the overall revenue generated from property taxes that support educational services.

Summary

House Bill 2631 seeks to enhance property tax exemptions specifically related to the statewide school levy for residential properties in Kansas. The bill proposes increasing the exemption threshold from $75,000 to $125,000 of the appraised valuation of residential properties, potentially providing significant tax relief for homeowners. This legislative move is aimed at making housing more affordable by reducing the financial burden imposed by property taxation, particularly in relation to school funding mechanisms.

Contention

The bill has the potential to stir discussions among lawmakers regarding the balance between providing tax relief to residents and ensuring adequate funding for education. There may be concerns from school administrators and education advocates about how this exemption increase could lead to shortfalls in funding for public schools, prompting debate on whether alternative funding methods will be required to make up for the lost revenue. Supporters argue that the benefit to families outweighs these concerns, citing the necessity of making housing more affordable in the current economic climate.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

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 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 SB6

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

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.

KS SB8

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

KS SCR1603

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax valuation increases for residential property.

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 HB2004

Authorizing counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question.

KS SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.