HB 2005 Kansas House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

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.

HB 2005 creates a 75% income tax credit for Kansas veterans deemed totally disabled, permanently disabled, or unemployable under federal standards (38 C.F.R. § 3.340). It directly benefits eligible veterans who pay property taxes on their primary residence, allowing them to claim a credit equal to 75% of those taxes. The credit cannot exceed the actual property taxes paid and is unavailable if the veteran already received a homestead property tax refund or senior relief credit for the same property. Any excess credit beyond income tax liability will be refunded, and the credit applies to tax years starting in 2025.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Apr 10, 2026

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As Amended by House Committee on Taxation → As Further Amended by House Committee · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was further amended to clarify its title and scope by adding provisions to repeal a specific sales tax exemption for certain military veterans. The amendment also updates the effective tax year to 2026 and adds a new definition for 'taxpayer' to ensure only veterans with 100% permanent and total service-connected disabilities qualify. Additionally, a new section was added to formally repeal the repealed sales tax statute.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include the repeal of K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 79-3606h, which removes a sales tax exemption for specific qualifying military veterans, while the property tax credit section was slightly modified to apply to tax year 2026 instead of 2025.

SCOPE

The bill title and short description were updated to explicitly include the repeal of the sales tax exemption for certain qualifying military veterans.

TIMELINE

The property tax credit provision was changed to apply to tax year 2026 and all subsequent years, rather than starting in 2025.

DEFINITION

A new subsection (g) was added to define 'taxpayer' specifically as a resident discharged from active service with a 100% permanent and total service-connected disability or unemployability rating.

REQUIREMENT

A new Section 2 was added to formally repeal K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 79-3606h, removing the sales tax exemption for certain veterans.

TECHNICAL

A new Section 2.3 was added to state that the act takes effect after its publication in the statute book.

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Committee

Mar 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Committee

Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to House Committee on Taxation

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Committee

Referred to House Committee on Taxation

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Introduced

lower

25 primary · 0 co-sponsors