Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2397

Introduced
2/28/25  

Caption

Increasing state financial assistance for local health departments under certain circumstances.

Impact

The bill allows local health departments to apply for additional state assistance based on the population they serve. Should the available funds not cover all applications, the distribution is calculated proportionally according to the population of counties applying for assistance. This approach is designed to promoting equitable funding among local health departments by considering the demographic needs of communities.

Summary

House Bill 2397 aims to increase state financial assistance to local health departments under specific conditions. The bill amends existing statutory provisions to raise the guaranteed financial support from the state for each local health department from $7,000 to $12,000. The intent behind this increase is to ensure that adequate public health services are accessible to all residents in Kansas, especially for departments struggling with lower local tax revenues.

Contention

While the proposed increase in financial assistance aims to bolster local health departments, there is potential for contention surrounding the funding mechanisms and the dependency on state appropriations. There are concerns that if local tax revenues decrease, the amount of state assistance could also be reduced, ultimately undermining the bill's goal of sustainability in public health funding. Critics may argue that such ties to local tax revenues could result in disparities in health service availability across different regions.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SB294

Increasing the amount of state moneys distributed to local health departments.

KS HB2330

Increasing the amount of state moneys distributed to local health departments.

KS HB2556

Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the cutting healthcare costs for all Kansans act.

KS SB355

Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the cutting healthcare costs for all Kansans act.

KS HB2002

Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the cutting healthcare costs for all Kansans act.

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 HB2844

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 and decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district.

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 SB37

House Substitute for SB 37 by Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions - 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, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, establishing a 0% state rate for sales and use taxes for food and food ingredients on July 1, 2024, and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district, abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund and providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund.

KS HB2036

Senate Substitute for HB 2036 by Committee on Assessment and Taxation - 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, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, establishing a 0% state rate for sales and use taxes for food and food ingredients on July 1, 2024, and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district, abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund and providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.