Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2013

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  

Caption

Discontinuing the imposition of sales tax on certain cable services.

Impact

The immediate impact of HB 2013 is the removal of sales tax on specific services that are crucial to the consumers' access to cable and television content. Supporters argue that this will not only lower the cost of these services for consumers but also align with a trend of reducing taxation on digital and media services that have become essential in the modern economy. This exemption could potentially make cable and television services more affordable, thereby encouraging wider access among consumers across different income levels.

Summary

House Bill 2013 aims to eliminate the state's imposition of sales tax on cable, community antennae, and television services. The bill proposes a direct amendment to K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 79-3603, which governs various provisions regarding sales taxes and exempted goods and services. By discontinuing this tax, the bill seeks to alleviate financial burdens on providers of these services and, subsequently, their customers. The measure is part of a broader effort to reevaluate and potentially reduce the tax burden on essential communication services in Kansas.

Contention

While HB 2013 presents potential benefits in terms of cost reduction for consumers, it may also lead to contention regarding state revenues. Opponents of the bill argue that the elimination of the sales tax could result in significant loss of revenue for the state, which could further strain funding for public services. This contention highlights a crucial balancing act between providing economic relief for consumers and ensuring adequate funding for state programs and services reliant on tax revenue.

Notable_points

A notable aspect of HB 2013 is that it signifies a legislative recognition of the changing landscape of communication services and the financial pressures that consumers face regarding access to such services. Moreover, as discussions around taxation and public service funding continue, the outcomes of this bill could influence future legislative approaches towards various digital services and their taxation.

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 SB54

Expanding the eligible uses to qualify for the 0% state sales tax rate for certain utilities and providing for the levying of local sales tax on such sales by cities and counties.

KS HB2584

Imposing sales and compensating use tax on digital property and subscription services and providing for the decrease in sales and compensating use tax rates in certain circumstances.

KS SB429

Reducing the state rate of tax on sales of food and food ingredients to 0% on April 1, 2024.

KS HB2585

Excluding from sales taxation services for installing or applying tangible personal property for the reconstruction, restoration, remodeling, renovation, repair or replacement of a building or facility.

KS HB2111

Establishing a 0% state rate for sales and use taxes for food and food ingredients, providing a sales tax exemption for children's diapers and feminine hygiene products, establishing the STAR bonds food sales tax revenue replacement fund, altering the calculation for STAR bond districts and discontinuing the food sales income tax credit.

KS SB169

House Substitute for SB 169 by Committee on Taxation - providing an income tax rate of 5.15% for individuals and decreasing the normal tax for corporations, increasing the income limit for the income tax subtraction modification for social security income, increasing the standard deduction by a cost-of-living adjustment, discontinuing the food sales tax credit, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, establishing a 0% state rate for sales and use taxes for food and food ingredients on January 1, 2024, and increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy.

KS HB2546

Reducing the state rate for sales and use taxes for sales of food and food ingredients and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund from revenue collected.

KS SB248

Providing sales tax exemptions for certain food and food ingredients and 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 and repealing the state rate reduction for sales of certain food and food ingredients.

KS HB2256

Decreasing the state rate for sales and use taxes for sales of food, food ingredients and prepared food and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund from revenue collected.

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