(Feb. 25, 2026) – Today, the House of Representatives debated House Bill 2745, which relates to property tax revenues; provides a protest petition to contest increases in property tax revenues; establishes the property tax relief fund; provides transfers to taxing jurisdictions that limit property tax increases to certain amounts; establishes the property tax limit in lieu of the revenue-neutral rate to provide for certain budget increases of taxing jurisdictions; and continues the taxpayer notification costs fund in existence.

During debate, the House amended the bill in the following ways:

• Amended "clerk" to "election certifier"
• Eliminated of redundancy between current tax codes and the current book of statutes
• Eliminated the property tax relief fund provisions of the bill that were intended to incentivize keeping property taxes lower
• Changed the director of property valuation to the county clerk, who is responsible for reporting property valuations
• Amended the percentage of 10 percent of voters for the petition to 5 percent and changed persons being elected from the President of the United States to the Secretary of State

The House is also slated to debate into the evening Sub for House Bill 2434, the House budget bill for fiscal years 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029.

On the other side of the rotunda, the Kansas Senate is scheduled to debate tax bills, including the following:

Senate Bill 402, an Act concerning taxation; relating to the Homestead Property Tax Refund Act; modifying the definition of household income; providing an eligibility exception for claimants who are required to live away from the homestead due to health or other hardship; providing for one homestead property tax refund claim form; increasing the homestead appraised value thresholds for two homestead refund claim provisions; providing that a person shall not lose eligibility for a homestead property tax refund claim or the selective assistance for effective senior relief (SAFESR) tax credit if the appraised valuation of the homestead subsequently exceeds $350,000 after qualifying in a previous tax year; relating to the selective assistance for effective senior relief (SAFESR) income tax credit; modifying the household income threshold and providing a cost-of-living adjustment; and limiting eligibility to taxpayers born before 1961.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 1616 proposes to amend Section 1 of Article 11 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas to limit property tax assessed value increases for real property in any subclass and personal property classified as mobile homes.