Kansas 2023-2024 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2002

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/9/23  
Report Pass
2/9/23  
Engrossed
3/9/23  
Refer
3/10/23  
Report Pass
3/27/23  
Enrolled
4/28/23  

Caption

Providing countywide retailers' sales tax authority for Dickinson and Grant counties, providing for a sales tax exemption for area agencies on aging and purchases made by Kansas suicide prevention HQ, inc., providing that the secretary of revenue file a release of warrant in the county where such warrant is docketed, granting authority to the director of property valuation to develop qualifying courses and providing that certain tax notices and statements may be transmitted by electronic means by the county treasurer and county appraiser if consented to by the taxpayer.

Impact

The bill also establishes exemptions for area agencies on aging and specific purchases made by the Kansas suicide prevention headquarters, which emphasizes the state's commitment to supporting health and social services. By allowing these entities to benefit from tax exemptions, the bill aims to enhance local capacities for service delivery and improve community health outcomes. The implications of this legislation could lead to increased funding for services which will have direct benefits to vulnerable populations, particularly the elderly and those at risk of suicide.

Summary

House Bill 2002 introduces a series of amendments related to taxation, specifically targeting retailers' sales tax authorities in Dickinson and Grant counties. The bill grants these counties the power to impose a countywide retailers' sales tax, thereby enabling them to generate local revenue for various public projects. This is part of a broader effort to provide counties with additional funding sources for vital infrastructure and community services without relying solely on state funding.

Contention

Notably, the provisions in HB 2002 have spurred discussions around local versus state control of taxation and public service funding. Supporters argue that empowering local governments with sales tax authority fosters better alignment between funding sources and community needs. Critics, however, may raise concerns regarding the potential for unequal tax burdens among residents in different counties and the overall complexity this could introduce into the state's tax system. As counties begin to exercise these new powers, the long-term socio-economic impacts will be closely monitored to assess equity and efficiency.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS HB2421

Providing countywide retailers' sales tax authority for Grant county.

KS SB537

Providing countywide retailers' sales tax authority for Neosho county.

KS HB2275

Providing countywide retailers' sales tax authority for Finney, Pawnee, Seward and Jackson counties, providing that countywide retailers' sales tax apportionment based on tangible property tax levies remain unchanged until December 31, 2026, and excluding exempt sales of certain custom meat processing services from sales tax exemption certificate requirements.

KS HB2306

Providing a sales tax exemption for purchases made by Kansas suicide prevention HQ, inc.

KS SB410

Reducing penalties for the late filing of or the failure to file statements listing personal property for assessment and the discovery of escaped personal property and reporting changes after initial statement, allowing for filing of an appraisal by a certified residential real property appraiser for appeal purposes, accounting for adverse influences in the valuation of agricultural land, including properties used for registered agritourism activities as land devoted to agricultural use for purposes of classification, providing a property tax exemption for new electric generation facilities, additions and new pollution control devices and discontinuing certain current property tax exemptions, providing that county clerks are not required to send revenue neutral rate notices to property owners of exempt property, modifying and prescribing the contents of the revenue neutral rate hearing notice, permitting a tax levy that generates the same amount of revenue as the previous year when the final assessed valuation decreases compared to the estimated assessed valuation, requiring that the governing body's vote be conducted on the same day as the commencement of the public hearing, extending reimbursement from the taxpayer notification costs fund for printing and postage costs for calendar year 2024, providing income tax subtraction modifications for certain federal credit disallowances and the employee retention credit disallowance and to permit the carryforward of certain net operating losses, clarifying the disallowed business interest expense deduction, extending the time period for the single city port authority tax credit, decreasing penalties for failing to timely remit withholding income taxes of employees by employers, clarifying the determination of taxable income of an electing pass-through entity and providing for the passing through of tax credits to electing pass-through entity owners relating to the salt parity act, providing countywide retailers' sales tax authority for Rawlins, Marshall and Neosho counties and authorizing teleconference or video conference hearings in the small claims and expedited hearings division of the state board of tax appeals.

KS HB2317

Senate Substitute for HB 2317 by Committee on Assessment and Taxation - Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of over-the-counter drugs.

KS HB2390

Providing countywide retailers' sales tax authority for Jackson county for the purpose of supporting hospital services in the county.

KS SB323

Providing for the election of county appraisers.

KS HB2004

Providing countywide retailers' sales tax authority for Seward county for the purpose of financing the costs of roadway and bridge construction, maintenance and improvement in the county.

KS SB73

Modifying deadlines for mailing property tax statements to taxpayers and certification of tax levies to the director of property valuation to be earlier than the current deadlines and providing for the county clerk's use of the previous year's budget when a taxing subdivision fails to timely file its budget.

Similar Bills

KS HB2004

Providing countywide retailers' sales tax authority for Seward county for the purpose of financing the costs of roadway and bridge construction, maintenance and improvement in the county.

KS HB2106

Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of property and services used in the provision of communications services and a deduction from sales or compensating use tax when selling and buying different motor vehicles within 90 days.

KS HB2098

Providing a deduction from sales or compensating use tax when selling and buying different motor vehicles within 120 days, providing an exemption for certain purchases by disabled veterans of the armed forces of the United States, excluding manufacturers' coupons from the sales or selling price for sales tax purposes, providing sales tax exemptions for custom meat processing services and purchases for the construction or repair of buildings used for human habitation by the Kansas state school for the blind and the Kansas state school for the deaf, providing sales tax exemptions for certain purchases by doorstep inc., exploration place, inc., Kansas children's discovery center, inc. and the Kansas fairgrounds foundation and providing for a sales tax exemption for sales of property and services used in the provision of communications services.

KS HB2307

Providing a sales tax exemption for purchases made to establish and maintain Kansas war memorials and providing a property tax exemption for property with Kansas war memorials.

KS SB159

Creating the Kansas rural grocery store development incentive act to provide tax incentives for the development of grocery businesses in rural areas of the state.

KS SB98

Providing a sales tax exemption for the construction or remodeling of a qualified data center in Kansas and the purchase of data center equipment, eligible data center costs and certain labor costs to qualified firms that commit to a minimum investment of at least $250,000,000 and meet new Kansas jobs and other requirements.

KS HB2450

Substitute for HB 2450 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Providing a sales tax exemption for the construction or remodeling of a qualified data center in Kansas and the purchase of data center equipment, eligible data center costs, electricity and certain labor costs to qualified firms that commit to a minimum investment of at least $600,000,000 and meet new Kansas jobs and other requirements.

KS SB545

Providing a sales tax exemption for the construction or remodeling of a qualified data center in Kansas and the purchase of data center equipment, eligible data center costs, electricity and certain labor costs to qualified firms that commit to a minimum investment of at least $600,000,000 and meet new Kansas jobs and other requirements.