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KS SB90

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/28/2025

Primary Sponsor

Patrick Schmidt

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Exempts the first $100,000 of appraised value from local government property taxes for owner-occupied primary residences, effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2025

  • Limits eligibility to homes with appraised values not exceeding $350,000 for tax year 2026, with the threshold adjusted annually for inflation based on average county appraisal increases thereafter

  • Excludes mill levy portions attributable to bonds and indebtedness existing on July 1, 2025 from the exemption

  • Allows local governments to opt out by placing a proposition on November general election ballots; a 2/3 vote fully excludes that government's levy from the exemption, while a simple majority (but less than 2/3) excludes half the exemption

  • Defines "owner" broadly to include record title holders, land contract vendees, life tenants, trust beneficiaries, and joint tenants or tenants in common

Legislative Description

Providing for a property tax exemption from local government levies to the extent of the first $100,000 of appraised value for certain owner-occupied homes and authorizing local governments to propose a ballot question to opt out of such property tax exemption.

Last Action

Senate Referred to Committee on Assessment and Taxation

1/29/2025

Committee Referrals

Assessment and Taxation1/29/2025

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