Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 39 — Establishing the Kansas legal tender act and providing for an income tax subtraction modification for sales of specie.

Last action — Died on House Calendar

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    Introduced
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 17, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

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Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

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  • Passed Senate

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} Session of 2025 SENATE BILLNo.
As Amended by House Committee {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} Session of 2025 SENATE BILL No.
39 By Committee on Federal and StateAffairs 1-16 AN ACT concerning legal tender;
39 By Committee on Federal and State Affairs 1-16 AN ACT concerning legal tender;
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and (b) "specie" means:
and (b) "person" means:
(1) Any individual, business entity or financial institution;
and (2) the state or any agency, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof;
and (c) "specie" means:
(d) The provisions of this section{ subsections (a) through (c)} shall not apply to taxable distributions from any retirement plan account that holds specie.
(d) The provisions of this section{ subsections (a) through (c)} shall SB 39—Am.
{(e) Specie legal tender may be transacted, transmitted or exchanged by physical or electronic means subject to the Kansas money transmission act and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.} SB 39—Am.
by HC 2 not apply to taxable distributions from any retirement plan account that holds specie.
by SCW 2 New Sec.
{(e) Specie legal tender may be transacted, transmitted or exchanged by physical or electronic means subject to the Kansas money transmission act and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.} New Sec.
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(iv) Federal income tax refunds received by the taxpayer if the deduction of the taxes being refunded resulted in a tax benefit for Kansas income tax purposes during a prior taxable year.
(iv) Federal income tax refunds received by the taxpayer if the deduction of the taxes being refunded resulted in a tax benefit for Kansas SB 39—Am.
by HC 3 income tax purposes during a prior taxable year.
For purposes hereof, a tax benefit shall be deemed to have resulted if the amount of the tax had been deducted in determining income subject to a Kansas income tax for a prior year regardless of the rate of taxation applied in such prior year to the Kansas SB 39—Am.
For purposes hereof, a tax benefit shall be deemed to have resulted if the amount of the tax had been deducted in determining income subject to a Kansas income tax for a prior year regardless of the rate of taxation applied in such prior year to the Kansas taxable income, but only that portion of the refund shall be included as bears the same proportion to the total refund received as the federal taxes deducted in the year to which such refund is attributable bears to the total federal income taxes paid for such year.
by SCW 3 taxable income, but only that portion of the refund shall be included as bears the same proportion to the total refund received as the federal taxes deducted in the year to which such refund is attributable bears to the total federal income taxes paid for such year.
(xii) For taxable years commencing after December 31, 2004, amounts received as withdrawals not in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A.
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74-50,204, and amendments thereto, if, at the time of contribution to an individual development account, such amounts were subtracted from the federal adjusted gross income pursuant to subsection (c)(xiii), or if such amounts are not already included in the federal adjusted gross SB 39—Am.
by HC 4 (xii) For taxable years commencing after December 31, 2004, amounts received as withdrawals not in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A.
by SCW 4 income.
74-50,204, and amendments thereto, if, at the time of contribution to an individual development account, such amounts were subtracted from the federal adjusted gross income pursuant to subsection (c)(xiii), or if such amounts are not already included in the federal adjusted gross income.
(1) Loss from business as determined under the federal internal revenue code and reported from schedule C and on line 12 of the taxpayer's form 1040 federal individual income tax return;
(1) Loss from business as determined under the federal internal revenue code and reported from schedule C and on line 12 of the taxpayer's form 1040 federal individual SB 39—Am.
by HC 5 income tax return;
and (3) SB 39—Am.
and (3) farm loss as determined under the federal internal revenue code and reported from schedule F and on line 18 of the taxpayer's form 1040 federal income tax return;
by SCW 5 farm loss as determined under the federal internal revenue code and reported from schedule F and on line 18 of the taxpayer's form 1040 federal income tax return;
(xxiv) For taxable years commencing after December 31, 2013, that portion of the amount of any expenditure deduction claimed in determining federal adjusted gross income for expenses paid for medical care of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse or dependents when such expenses were paid or incurred for an abortion, or for a health benefit plan, as defined in K.S.A.
(xxiv) For taxable years commencing after December 31, 2013, that portion of the amount of any expenditure deduction claimed in determining federal adjusted gross income for expenses paid for medical care of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse or dependents when such expenses were paid or incurred for an abortion, or for a health benefit plan, SB 39—Am.
by HC 6 as defined in K.S.A.
(xxv) For taxable years commencing after December 31, 2013, that SB 39—Am.
(xxv) For taxable years commencing after December 31, 2013, that portion of the amount of any expenditure deduction claimed in determining federal adjusted gross income for expenses paid by a taxpayer for health care when such expenses were paid or incurred for abortion coverage, a health benefit plan, as defined in K.S.A.
by SCW 6 portion of the amount of any expenditure deduction claimed in determining federal adjusted gross income for expenses paid by a taxpayer for health care when such expenses were paid or incurred for abortion coverage, a health benefit plan, as defined in K.S.A.
(xxix) For all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, the amount of any contributions to, or earnings from, an adoption savings account if distributions from the account were not used to pay for expenses or transactions authorized pursuant to K.S.A.
(xxix) For all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, the amount of any contributions to, or earnings from, an adoption savings SB 39—Am.
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by HC 7 account if distributions from the account were not used to pay for expenses or transactions authorized pursuant to K.S.A.
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Contributions to, or earnings from, such account shall also include any amount resulting from the account holder not designating a surviving SB 39—Am.
Contributions to, or earnings from, such account shall also include any amount resulting from the account holder not designating a surviving payable on death beneficiary pursuant to K.S.A.
by SCW 7 payable on death beneficiary pursuant to K.S.A.
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38- 2504(e), and amendments thereto.
38-2504(e), and amendments thereto.
(vii) Amounts received as annuities under the federal civil service retirement system from the civil service retirement and disability fund and other amounts received as retirement benefits in whatever form which were earned for being employed by the federal government or for service in the armed forces of the United States.
(vii) Amounts received as annuities under the federal civil service retirement system from the civil service retirement and disability fund and other amounts received as retirement benefits in whatever form which SB 39—Am.
by HC 8 were earned for being employed by the federal government or for service in the armed forces of the United States.
(ix) Amounts received by retired employees of a city and by retired SB 39—Am.
(ix) Amounts received by retired employees of a city and by retired employees of any board of such city as retirement allowances pursuant to K.S.A.
by SCW 8 employees of any board of such city as retirement allowances pursuant to K.S.A.
For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, and ending before January 1, 2017, the amount of modification under this subsection shall exclude the portion of income or loss reported on schedule E and included on line 17 of the taxpayer's form 1040 federal individual income tax return.
For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, and SB 39—Am.
(xv) The cumulative amounts not exceeding $3,000, or $6,000 for a married couple filing a joint return, for each designated beneficiary that SB 39—Am.
by HC 9 ending before January 1, 2017, the amount of modification under this subsection shall exclude the portion of income or loss reported on schedule E and included on line 17 of the taxpayer's form 1040 federal individual income tax return.
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by SCW 9 are contributed to:
(xv) The cumulative amounts not exceeding $3,000, or $6,000 for a married couple filing a joint return, for each designated beneficiary that are contributed to:
48- 281, and amendments thereto, and amounts received for death benefits pursuant to K.S.A.
48- 281, and amendments thereto, and amounts received for death benefits SB 39—Am.
by HC 10 pursuant to K.S.A.
(xviii) (A) For all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007, and ending before January 1, 2024, amounts received as benefits under the federal social security act which are included in federal adjusted gross SB 39—Am.
(xviii) (A) For all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007, and ending before January 1, 2024, amounts received as benefits under the federal social security act which are included in federal adjusted gross income of a taxpayer with federal adjusted gross income of $75,000 or less, whether such taxpayer's filing status is single, head of household, married filing separate or married filing jointly.
by SCW 10 income of a taxpayer with federal adjusted gross income of $75,000 or less, whether such taxpayer's filing status is single, head of household, married filing separate or married filing jointly.
In no circumstances shall the subtraction modification provided for in this section for any individual, or a dependent, exceed $5,000.
In no circumstances shall the subtraction modification SB 39—Am.
by HC 11 provided for in this section for any individual, or a dependent, exceed $5,000.
The provisions of this paragraph shall take effect on the day the secretary of revenue certifies to the director of the budget that the cost for the department of revenue of modifications to the automated tax system for the purpose of SB 39—Am.
The provisions of this paragraph shall take effect on the day the secretary of revenue certifies to the director of the budget that the cost for the department of revenue of modifications to the automated tax system for the purpose of implementing this paragraph will not exceed $20,000.
by SCW 11 implementing this paragraph will not exceed $20,000.
(3) For tax year 2021, an amount equal to the sum of any interest expenses paid or accrued in tax years 2018, 2019 and 2020 less the sum of amounts allowed as a deduction pursuant to section 163 of the federal internal revenue code in tax years 2018, 2019 and 2020.
(3) For tax year 2021, an amount equal to the sum of any interest expenses paid or accrued in tax years 2018, 2019 and 2020 less the sum of amounts allowed as a deduction pursuant to section 163 of the federal SB 39—Am.
by HC 12 internal revenue code in tax years 2018, 2019 and 2020.
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(xxviii) For all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021:
by SCW 12 (xxviii) For all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021:
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38-2503, and amendments thereto, in an amount not to exceed $6,000 for an individual or $12,000 for a married couple filing a joint return;
38-2503, and amendments thereto, in an amount not to exceed $6,000 for an individual or $12,000 for a married couple filing a SB 39—Am.
by HC 13 joint return;
(xxxi) For taxable years commencing after December 31, 2024, the amount of any net gain from the sale of specie, as defined in section 2, and amendments thereto, except the sale of specie as a taxable distribution from any retirement plan account that holds specie.
(xxxi) For taxable years commencing after December 31, 2024 2025, the amount of any net gain from the sale of specie, as defined in section 2, and amendments thereto, except the sale of specie as a taxable distribution from any retirement plan account that holds specie.
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(d) There shall be added to or subtracted from federal adjusted gross income the taxpayer's share, as beneficiary of an estate or trust, of the Kansas fiduciary adjustment determined under K.S.A.
by SCW 13 (d) There shall be added to or subtracted from federal adjusted gross income the taxpayer's share, as beneficiary of an estate or trust, of the Kansas fiduciary adjustment determined under K.S.A.
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Action History

  1. Died on House Calendar

  2. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions

  3. Withdrawn from House Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions; Referred to House Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions

  4. Received and Introduced

  5. Referred to House Committee on Taxation

  6. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Michael Murphy

  7. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Michael Murphy was adopted

  8. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  9. Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 28, Nay 12

  10. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation

  11. Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation; Referred to Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation

  12. Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance

  13. Introduced

Sponsors

  • Committee on Federal and State Affairs · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Federal and State Affairs

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (164)

164 members have not signed on to this bill.

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