Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 27 R cosponsors

HB 2005 — Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals and discontinuing the sales tax exemption for purchases made by certain qualifying military veterans.

Last action — Died on Calendar

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 13, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 28 sponsors

    28 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (27 R).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

48 added · 36 removed

48 line(s) added, 36 removed.

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As Amended by House Committee Session of 2025 HOUSE BILLNo.
As FurtherAmended by House Committee As Amended by House Committee Session of 2025 HOUSE BILLNo.
providing an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals.
providing an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals;
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
discontinuing the sales tax exemption for purchases made by certain qualifying military veterans;
repealing K.S.A.
2025 Supp.
79-3606h.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
(b) There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax liability of a taxpayer imposed under the Kansas income tax act for tax year 2025, and all tax years thereafter, in an amount equal to 75% 50% of the amount of property and ad valorem taxes actually and timely paid by a taxpayer who has been deemed to be totally disabled, permanently and totally disabled, or unemployable pursuant to 38 C.F.R.
(b) There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax liability of a taxpayer imposed under the Kansas income tax act for tax year 2025 2026, and all tax years thereafter, in an amount equal to 75% 50% of the amount of property and ad valorem taxes actually and timely paid by a taxpayer who has been deemed to be totally disabled, permanently and totally disabled, or unemployable pursuant to 38 C.F.R.
(e) The secretary of revenue shall adopt rules and regulations regarding the filing of documents that support the amount of the credit claimed pursuant to this section.
(e) The secretary of revenue shall adopt rules and regulations regarding the filing of documents that support the amount of the credit HB 2005—Fur.
(f) The provisions of this act shall be a part of and supplemental to the homestead property tax refund act, except that the income or appraised valuation limits set forth in the homestead property tax refund act shall not HB 2005—Am.
Am.
by HC 2 apply to this section.
by HC 2 claimed pursuant to this section.
(f) The provisions of this act shall be a part of and supplemental to the homestead property tax refund act, except that the income or appraised valuation limits set forth in the homestead property tax refund act shall not apply to this section.
(g) As used in this section, "taxpayer" means a resident of this state who has been discharged from active service under an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions from any component of the uniformed services of the United States and was determined by the secretary of such component under 10 U.S.C.
chapter 61 or 38 U.S.C.
chapter 11 to be rated with a 100% permanent and total service-connected disability or a total disability rating based on unemployability pursuant to 38 C.F.R.
§§ 4.16 and 4.17.
2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.
2. K.S.A.
2025 Supp.
79-3606h is hereby repealed.
Sec.
2.3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.
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Action History

  1. Died on Calendar

  2. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Taxation

  3. Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to House Committee on Taxation

  4. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Taxation

  5. Prefiled for Introduction on Friday, January 10, 2025

  6. Introduced

  7. Referred to House Committee on Taxation

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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28 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 137 not signed on

Sponsors (28)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (137)

137 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2005?
HB 2005 is sponsored by Troy Waymaster (Republican), Adam Turk (Republican), Mike Thompson (Republican), Kyler Sweely (Republican), Megan Steele (Republican), Bill Rhiley (Republican), John Resman, Lance W. Neelly (Republican), Jim Minnix (Republican), Tom Kessler (Republican), Cyndi Howerton (Republican), Dan Goddard (Republican), Robyn R. Essex (Republican), Charlotte Esau (Republican), Ronald Ellis (Republican), Leo Delperdang (Republican), Kenneth Collins (Republican), Shawn Chauncey (Republican), Nathan Butler (Republican), David Buehler (Republican), Lauren Bohi (Republican), Lewis "Bill" Bloom (Republican), Doug Blex (Republican), Emil Bergquist (Republican), Pat Proctor (Republican), Lisa M. Moser (Republican), Bradley Barrett (Republican), and Angelina Roeser (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2005?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 13, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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