Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SB10

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Report Pass
1/23/25  
Engrossed
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  

Caption

Providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers.

Impact

If enacted, SB10 will significantly impact state and local revenue, as property tax is a substantial source of funding for local governments. The exemptions could lead to a decrease in tax revenue for counties that rely on these funds for essential services. Supporters of the bill argue that it would encourage the ownership and use of recreational vehicles, which could boost economic activities in sectors related to tourism, outdoor recreation, and related industries. Additionally, by classifying certain personal properties as tax-exempt, the bill may foster a favorable environment for residents who wish to engage in recreational activities without the additional financial burden of property taxes.

Summary

Senate Bill 10 aims to provide property tax exemptions for specific categories of personal property that include watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles, and certain trailers. The bill intends to exempt these types of property from ad valorem taxes, thereby alleviating financial burdens on owners of recreational and non-commercial vehicles. This exemption is set to take effect for taxable years commencing after December 31, 2025, meaning that individuals and entities who own these types of property will not be required to pay property taxes on them going forward.

Contention

However, there are points of contention surrounding this legislation. Critics argue that the bill disproportionately benefits wealthier individuals who can afford luxury items like boats and off-road vehicles, while placing a greater strain on local municipalities that depend heavily on property taxes for funding public services. Some factions in the legislature express concerns that this could exacerbate funding gaps for critical services such as public safety, education, and infrastructure maintenance, compelling local governments to either raise taxes elsewhere or cut back on essential services. The trade-off between promoting recreational activities and ensuring robust funding for public services is likely to spark debates among legislators and constituents alike.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

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 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 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 SB6

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

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.

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