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KS HB2004
Bill
Status
2/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Government Efficiency
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AI Summary
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Seward County receives authority to impose a countywide retailers' sales tax of up to 0.5% for financing roadway and bridge construction, maintenance, and improvement, subject to voter approval at an election
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The tax would expire after 10 years from first collection but may be extended or reenacted for additional 10-year periods through subsequent voter-approved elections
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Revenue from this Seward County sales tax would be retained entirely by the county rather than apportioned among cities, and must be used exclusively for the stated roadway and bridge purposes
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The bill eliminates several obsolete election validation provisions from Kansas law, including expired taxes from Jackson County (1988), Ottawa County (1994), Sedgwick County (2004), Lyon County (2008), Rawlins County (2008), and Chautauqua County (2009)
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A new sales tax exemption is created for purchases and sales by Care to Share Cancer Support Group of Bourbon County, Kansas, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing cancer support services, with refunds available for taxes paid since July 1, 2024
Legislative Description
Senate Substitute for HB 2004 by Committee on Government Efficiency - Requiring the secretary for children and families and the secretary of health and environment to execute a memorandum of understanding or other written data-sharing instrument upon written request of the United States department of agriculture or the United States department of health and human services and comply with data requests from such federal agencies.
Last Action
Senate Motion to accede adopted; Senator Erickson, Senator Murphy and Senator Holscher appointed as conferees
2/18/2026