Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HR6012

Introduced
3/11/25  
Passed
3/11/25  
Enrolled
3/17/25  

Caption

Recognizing the 40th year of operation at Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Station.

Impact

The passage of this resolution underscores the importance of nuclear energy in enhancing the energy security of Kansas. With more than 800,000 homes directly benefiting from the power generated by Wolf Creek, the facility not only supports the local economy but also contributes to a significant portion of the state's emission-free electricity generation. The economic impact of Wolf Creek is considerable, with over $165 million contributed to the local economy through payroll and taxing, which supports various services in Coffey County and surrounding areas.

Summary

House Resolution No. 6012 celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Station, located in Burlington, Kansas. The resolution recognizes the station's significant contributions to the state’s energy generation, having produced over 345 million megawatt hours since its commercial operations began in September 1985. It highlights that Wolf Creek is Kansas' only operational nuclear power plant and plays a crucial role in providing emission-free electricity, generating approximately 20.7% of the state’s total electricity supply.

Contention

While the resolution itself is largely celebratory, discussions around nuclear power in Kansas and beyond often involve contentious points regarding safety, waste management, and the role of nuclear energy in a transitioning energy landscape. Opponents of nuclear energy sometimes raise concerns about the risks related to potential accidents, the long-term management of nuclear waste, and the environmental impacts associated with uranium mining. However, the resolution serves to affirm local pride and recognition of the achievements at Wolf Creek, indicating a prevailing support for its role in the local energy framework.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SR1703

Recognizing November 14, 2024, as Ruby Bridges Walk to School 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 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 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 SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

KS HB2004

Authorizing counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question.

KS SCR1602

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

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 SB6

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

Similar Bills

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