Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SB320

Introduced
1/14/26  

Caption

Expanding property tax exemption eligibility to include commercial and industrial machinery and equipment that was acquired or transported into this state on or before June 30, 2006.

Impact

If passed, SB320 would modify existing property tax laws, broadening the scope of exemptions to benefit businesses that rely on commercial and industrial machinery. This change is anticipated to stimulate economic activity within the state, as businesses may be more inclined to invest in new equipment without the fear of incurring heightened tax liabilities. However, this could also lead to reduced tax revenues for local governments dependent on such assessments, prompting debates on funding for public services that might be impacted.

Summary

SB320 aims to expand property tax exemption eligibility by including commercial and industrial machinery and equipment that was acquired or transported into the state on or before June 30, 2006. This legislation seeks to alleviate tax burdens on businesses by allowing them to exclude these types of equipment from property tax assessments, potentially leading to significant savings for eligible companies. The bill promotes economic development by incentivizing investment in machinery and equipment, which can enhance productivity and competitiveness in the state’s economy.

Contention

There are notable points of contention surrounding SB320, particularly regarding its fiscal implications for state and local budgets. Proponents argue that the benefits of encouraging industrial growth and job creation outweigh the potential revenue loss, asserting that the long-term economic gains will compensate for any short-term deficits. Opponents, however, raise concerns about the fairness of extending tax breaks to certain industries while potentially compromising essential public services funded by property taxes, stressing the need for a balanced approach that takes into account community needs.

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 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 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 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 SB8

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

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 HB2002

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

KS SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings 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.

Similar Bills

KS HB2406

Providing tax exemption eligibility for telecommunication, railroad, commercial and industrial machinery and equipment that is currently ineligible for tax exemption due to such equipment being acquired or transported into this state on or before June 30, 2006.

KS HB2083

Providing a property tax exemption for new energy storage systems and excluding new energy storage systems from the commercial and industrial machinery and equipment exemption.

MS SB2825

MS Health Care Industry Zone Act; revise certification requirements and extend repealer on act and related incentives.

VA HB897

A BILL to amend and reenact § 58.1-609.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to retail sales and use tax; exemption for data centers.

MS HB210

Sales tax; exempt certain sales of fixed-wing aircraft.

MS HB490

Sales tax; exempt certain sales of fixed-wing aircraft.

MS HB1644

Equipment used in the deployment of broadband technologies; revise certain provisions regarding tax exemptions.

MS SB3062

Broadband Technology Development Act; revise equipment definition, and increase speed requirement for AV tax exemption.