Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2714

Introduced
2/5/26  

Caption

Providing for a decreased gallonage tax on beer and cereal malt beverages that are produced and packaged within the United States.

Impact

If passed, HB 2714 is expected to significantly impact state laws concerning alcohol taxation. The reduction in tax rates will not only affect manufacturers but also potentially lower costs for consumers, thus encouraging higher consumption of domestically produced beer and malt beverages. By decreasing the financial burden on local breweries, the bill intends to foster a more favorable business environment in the state. However, this shift in tax policy may also lead to discussions on how it affects state revenue, as reduced taxes might impact funding for community services traditionally supported by alcohol taxes.

Summary

House Bill 2714 aims to amend the current laws governing the taxation of alcoholic beverages in the state of Kansas. The primary focus of the bill is to decrease the gallonage tax on beer and cereal malt beverages that are manufactured and packaged within the United States. This initiative is positioned as a means to promote local production and support domestic breweries by offering them a tax break in a competitive landscape often dominated by larger, out-of-state distributors. The legislation seeks to stimulate the local economy by making it financially easier for Kansas breweries to operate and thrive.

Contention

Discussions surrounding HB 2714 indicate a division among legislators regarding its implications. Proponents argue that the bill is a vital step toward economic development and supporting local business. However, opponents may express concerns about how much state revenue could be compromised as a result of the tax cuts and whether the benefits to local producers truly outweigh any potential downsides to state finance. Critics worry that while the bill aims to bolster local manufacturing, it could inadvertently disadvantage state-run programs reliant on alcohol tax revenues.

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 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 SB8

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

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 HB2004

Authorizing counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question.

KS SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

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 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 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.

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