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KS HB2024
Bill
Status
1/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Taxation
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AI Summary
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Creates the "Fighting Chance for Firefighters Act" providing Kansas income tax credits to resident firefighters for unreimbursed cancer screening expenses, effective tax year 2025
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Maximum individual credit of $250 per year for medical procedures including blood testing, genetic testing, biopsies, and medical imaging to detect occupation-related cancers
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Covers screening for lung, prostate, testicular, skin, colon, and breast cancer, plus any cancer recognized as having higher risk for firefighters
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Credit is non-refundable but unused amounts may be carried forward for up to five years
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Total program capped at $1,500,000 annually; if exceeded, the Secretary of Revenue will calculate and publish percentage reductions for the following year
Legislative Description
Providing a tax credit for firefighters who incur unreimbursed medical expenses for screening for occupation-related cancer, enacting the fighting chance for firefighters act.
Last Action
House Hearing: Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 346-S
1/29/2025