Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SB90

Introduced
1/28/25  

Caption

Providing for a property tax exemption from local government levies to the extent of the first $100,000 of appraised value for certain owner-occupied homes and authorizing local governments to propose a ballot question to opt out of such property tax exemption.

Impact

The implementation of SB 90 may lead to a reduction in overall property tax revenues for local governments, which can impact public services funded by these taxes. To maintain the tax revenue base, local governments have the option to propose a ballot question to opt out of the exemption. For a local government to exclude its levy from the exemption, it must receive voter approval—either a two-thirds majority for complete exclusion or a simple majority for partial exclusion of the exemption. This provision empowers the electorate but may also create complexity in local tax policy decisions as governments oscillate between providing tax relief and maintaining necessary revenue streams.

Summary

Senate Bill 90 proposes a significant change to property taxation in Kansas by offering an exemption from local government levies for the first $100,000 of appraised value on certain owner-occupied homes. This bill aims to alleviate the tax burden on homeowners, making it particularly beneficial for lower and middle-income families. The legislation outlines eligibility criteria, stipulating that the appraised value of the home must not exceed $350,000 for the tax year 2026, with future adjustments for inflation based on the average increase in appraised valuation by county. This initiative is expected to provide financial relief to homeowners struggling with rising property taxes.

Contention

While the bill is positioned as a homeowner-friendly measure, it also raises questions regarding the potential consequences for local budgets and services. Opponents might argue that the exemption could strain local funding for education, infrastructure, and emergency services, particularly in areas already facing budgetary constraints. The necessity for ongoing voter approval to opt out of the exemption each year could become a contentious issue, as local governments may find it challenging to secure the votes needed to sustain current funding levels. As such, the legislative intent behind SB 90 may face scrutiny from both financial advocates and community service proponents.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SB252

Providing for exemptions from property tax and sales tax for certain businesses competing against governmental entities.

KS HB2319

Providing a property tax exemption for business property that operates in competition with property owned or operated by a governmental entity.

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 HB2004

Authorizing counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question.

KS HB2364

Increasing the extent of property tax exemption from the statewide school levy for residential property to $65,000 of such property's appraised valuation.

KS HB2520

Increasing the extent of property tax exemption from the statewide school levy for residential property to $100,000 of such property's appraised valuation.

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 SB484

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

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 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.

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