Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SB10

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Report Pass
1/23/25  
Engrossed
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  

Caption

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

Impact

If enacted, SB10 will significantly impact state and local revenue, as property tax is a substantial source of funding for local governments. The exemptions could lead to a decrease in tax revenue for counties that rely on these funds for essential services. Supporters of the bill argue that it would encourage the ownership and use of recreational vehicles, which could boost economic activities in sectors related to tourism, outdoor recreation, and related industries. Additionally, by classifying certain personal properties as tax-exempt, the bill may foster a favorable environment for residents who wish to engage in recreational activities without the additional financial burden of property taxes.

Summary

Senate Bill 10 aims to provide property tax exemptions for specific categories of personal property that include watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles, and certain trailers. The bill intends to exempt these types of property from ad valorem taxes, thereby alleviating financial burdens on owners of recreational and non-commercial vehicles. This exemption is set to take effect for taxable years commencing after December 31, 2025, meaning that individuals and entities who own these types of property will not be required to pay property taxes on them going forward.

Contention

However, there are points of contention surrounding this legislation. Critics argue that the bill disproportionately benefits wealthier individuals who can afford luxury items like boats and off-road vehicles, while placing a greater strain on local municipalities that depend heavily on property taxes for funding public services. Some factions in the legislature express concerns that this could exacerbate funding gaps for critical services such as public safety, education, and infrastructure maintenance, compelling local governments to either raise taxes elsewhere or cut back on essential services. The trade-off between promoting recreational activities and ensuring robust funding for public services is likely to spark debates among legislators and constituents alike.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SB484

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

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 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 SB300

House Substitute for SB 300 by Committee on Taxation - Modifying income tax rates for individuals, increasing the standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income limit for an income tax subtraction modification for social security income, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax rate, abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund, providing for certain transfers to the special city and county highway fund and decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district.

KS SB252

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

KS SB129

Providing a sales tax exemption for purchases of personal property or services by doorstep, inc.

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 HB2794

Providing a sales tax exemption for purchases of personal property and services, sales of personal property and purchases by contractors for not-for-profit animal shelters and rescue network managers licensed under the Kansas pet animal act.

KS SB127

House Substitute for SB 127 by Committee on Taxation - Reducing penalties for the late filing of or the failure to file property tax statements listing property for assessment and the discovery of escaped property and reporting changes after initial statement, decreasing the penalties for failing to timely remit withholding income taxes of employees by employers and providing a sales tax exemption for sales of property and services used in the provision of communications services.

KS SB8

Reducing penalties for the late filing of and the failure to file personal property renditions and the discovery of escaped personal property, requiring filing only an initial statement with county appraiser for personal property, decreasing the penalties for failing to timely remit withholding income taxes of employees by employers, extending reimbursement from the taxpayer notification costs fund for printing and postage costs for county clerks for calendar year 2024, modifying and prescribing the contents of the revenue neutral rate public hearing notice, providing two prior years' values on the annual valuation notice, allowing for filing of an appraisal by a certified residential real property appraiser for appeal purposes, discontinuing the prohibition of paying taxes under protest after a valuation notice appeal, 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 certain business property operated in competition with property owned or operated by a governmental entity, providing income tax subtraction modifications to permit the carryforward of certain net operating losses for individuals and for the federal work opportunity tax credit and the employee retention credit disallowances, increasing the tax credit amount for adoption expenses and making the credit refundable, increasing the amount of income tax credits available for purchases under the disability employment act from qualified vendors, continuing in existence such credits beyond tax year 2023 and defining qualifying vendors and eligible employees, establishing a tax credit for contributions to eligible charitable organizations operating pregnancy centers or residential maternity facilities, 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 for purposes of the salt parity act, excluding social security payments from household income and expanding eligibility for seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax homestead refund claims, providing a sales tax exemption for sales of property and services used in the provision of communications services and excluding manufacturers' coupons from the sales or selling price.

Similar Bills

KS HB2014

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

KS SB484

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

KS SB300

House Substitute for SB 300 by Committee on Taxation - Modifying income tax rates for individuals, increasing the standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income limit for an income tax subtraction modification for social security income, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax rate, abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund, providing for certain transfers to the special city and county highway fund and decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district.

OH HB366

Regards disposal of self-service storage property and liability

VA HB1930

Virginia Self-Service Storage Act; default by occupant, watercraft.

VA SB976

Virginia Self-Service Storage Act; default by occupant, watercraft.

LA SB320

Allows the occupant of a watercraft traveling on state waters and engaged in any lawful activity to remain on those waters unless forbidden to do so by the owner. (8/1/20)

SC H3858

Taxation on boats