Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HR6018

Introduced
3/26/25  
Passed
3/26/25  
Enrolled
4/10/25  

Caption

Recognizing March 29, 2025, as Vietnam War Veterans Day.

Impact

The passage of HR6018 is primarily a symbolic gesture that seeks to validate the sacrifices made by Vietnam War veterans who often returned home without the recognition they deserved. Approximately 60,000 veterans in Kansas, out of the 154,678 veterans in the state, are directly acknowledged through this resolution. Such recognition can positively impact community awareness and appreciation for veterans' contributions, fostering a more inclusive and supportive environment for Vietnam War veterans and their families.

Summary

House Resolution 6018 aims to recognize March 29, 2025, as Vietnam War Veterans Day in the state of Kansas. This resolution honors the service and sacrifices of Vietnam War veterans, in conjunction with the United States Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017, which designated this date as a national day of recognition. By highlighting the significance of this day, the resolution acknowledges the contributions of nearly 9 million Americans who served during the Vietnam War and honors the 58,000 individuals who lost their lives during this conflict.

Contention

While the resolution is largely uncontroversial and aims to foster acknowledgment and respect for Vietnam War veterans, it may also invite discussions about the broader treatment of veterans in society and the adequacy of current veteran support systems. The emphasis on remembrance and honor could spark conversations regarding the responsibility of society to support veterans seriously and effectively, especially those who served in less recognized conflicts.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SR1703

Recognizing November 14, 2024, as Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day.

KS SR1702

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

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 HB2002

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

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 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 SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

KS HB2004

Authorizing counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question.

Similar Bills

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