Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2767

Introduced
2/10/26  
Refer
2/10/26  
Report Pass
3/4/26  
Engrossed
3/6/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Refer
3/11/26  

Caption

Establishing the Kansas military affairs commission and prescribing the powers and duties thereof.

Impact

The establishment of the Kansas Military Affairs Commission would signify a formal recognition of the unique challenges faced by military personnel and their families. By authorizing this commission, the state would be taking proactive steps to provide better oversight and channels for advocacy regarding military-related matters. This could lead to improved policies in areas such as veterans' health care, employment opportunities for returning service members, and coordination with federal military operations, creating a more cohesive approach to military affairs within Kansas.

Summary

House Bill 2767 seeks to establish the Kansas Military Affairs Commission, which is designed to address issues pertinent to military affairs within the state. This bill outlines the commission's powers and duties, aiming to enhance the engagement and representation of military-related concerns in the state's legislative process. By creating a structured body to focus on these issues, the bill is intended to improve state response to the needs of military personnel and veterans, ensuring that their interests are adequately considered in policy-making.

Contention

While there is broad support for initiatives that enhance military and veteran services, points of contention may arise regarding the commission's structure and the extent of its authority. Some stakeholders might express concerns over funding mechanisms for the commission and whether its establishment would lead to increased bureaucracy or overlap with existing agencies. Additionally, debates could emerge around ensuring that the commission is adequately representative of the diverse groups within the military community, including active duty, reserve, and retired personnel, as well as families.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS HB2002

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

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 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 SCR1602

Approving the creation of a port authority in Wyandotte County Kansas.

KS SR1702

A resolution honoring the life, career and trailblazing achievements of Kansas icon Ed Dwight.

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 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 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.

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TX HB213

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TX HB4914

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CA SB1354

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