Kansas 2023-2024 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SB510

Introduced
2/13/24  
Refer
2/14/24  
Report Pass
3/12/24  

Caption

Requiring cities to reconnect property to the city sewer system if the property owner requests such reconnection and the disconnection was not a result of failure to pay sewer fees.

Impact

The passage of SB 510 is expected to significantly impact local regulations by increasing the responsibilities of cities to maintain public health standards. It requires city authorities to facilitate reconnection promptly, which may lead to operational changes in how cities manage their sewer systems and interact with property owners. Moreover, financing for these reconnections can be sourced from the general fund, potentially affecting city budgets and tax levies as cities may impose assessments on property owners for the costs incurred during reconnection efforts.

Summary

Senate Bill 510 mandates that cities are required to reconnect properties to the city sewer system upon the request of the property owner, provided that the disconnection was not due to non-payment of sewer fees. This bill aims to enhance public health by ensuring that all properties near a sewer system are adequately connected to avoid health hazards associated with improper waste disposal. It amends existing regulations regarding the obligations of property owners and the actions cities must take to enforce these connections.

Contention

Notable points of contention regarding SB 510 revolve around the balance of authority between city administrations and property owners. Critics might argue that the bill places an excessive burden on cities to provide reconnections, especially in cases where disconnections occurred for reasons other than non-payment. There may be concerns about potential financial implications for cities, particularly smaller ones with fewer resources to manage these requirements. Conversely, supporters emphasize the importance of ensuring public health through proper waste disposal and the necessity of proactive measures to safeguard community well-being.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS HB2221

Expanding the eligible uses for the 0% state rate for sales tax for certain utilities and the levying of sales tax on such sales by cities and counties and authorizing cities and counties to exempt such sales from such city or county taxes.

KS HB2096

Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, increasing the tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, 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 a property tax rebate for certain business property operated in competition with property owned or operated by a governmental entity, 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 HB1245

Connections to water and sewer systems.

KS HB2181

Relating to county or city sewer projects for privately owned sewers that are newly installed

KS A08255

Provides that at the request of an owner of a parcel of property within the boundaries of such sewer district requests exclusion from the sewer district due to the lack of sewage services provided to such parcel of property, such request shall be granted without the state department of health approval and without the procedure set forth in section 256 of the county law.

KS HB4802

To amend the law regarding sewer systems.

KS HB2079

To amend the law regarding sewer systems.

KS AB2945

Reconnecting Communities Redevelopment Act.

KS SB00941

An Act Concerning The Assignment Of Certain Property, Tax, Water And Sewer Liens.

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.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.