Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2133

Introduced
1/28/25  

Caption

Providing for a property tax exemption for one motor vehicle for firefighters.

Impact

If enacted, HB2133 would modify existing tax laws to provide specific exemptions that benefit firefighters. This is particularly relevant in a state where property taxes make up a significant portion of local funding. The measure is expected to provide relief to firefighter families and enhance their financial stability by reducing their yearly tax obligations on one vehicle. Additionally, the bill aligns with similar exemptions available to military personnel, further reinforcing support for those serving the community.

Summary

House Bill 2133 proposes a property tax exemption for one motor vehicle owned by firefighters in the state of Kansas. The bill aims to ease the financial burden on firefighters by allowing them to exempt one vehicle from property taxation, acknowledging their service and commitment to public safety. This measure recognizes the significant contributions of firefighters and addresses some of the economic challenges they may face due to their profession.

Contention

While the bill is likely to be viewed positively by firefighters and their advocates, potential contention may arise from broader discussions about tax exemptions and their implications on local government funding. Some lawmakers might argue that additional tax exemptions could decrease revenue for local governments, potentially impacting public services. Others could raise concerns about fairness in tax exemptions across various professions, which may lead to broader debates on how best to support public service workers without disproportionately affecting tax revenues.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS HB2066

Providing for a property tax exemption for up to two motor vehicles for volunteer firefighters and volunteer emergency medical service providers.

KS SB484

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

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 HB2062

Discontinuing the excise tax on rental and leased motor vehicles and imposing property tax on such vehicles.

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 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 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 SB252

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

KS HB2284

Providing an income tax rate of 5.25% for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the standard deduction by a cost-of-living adjustment, increasing the Kansas personal exemption, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, establishing a 0% state rate for sales and use taxes for food and food ingredients on April 1, 2024, and increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.