Amending the definition of land devoted to agricultural use to include trail rides as a ranching activity to qualify as an agritourism activity.
This bill amends Kansas law to include trail rides as a qualifying ranching activity under "agritourism," allowing ranches offering trail rides to have their land classified for property tax purposes as agricultural land rather than commercial property. It specifically updates the definition of "agritourism activity" in K.S.A. 32-1432 to explicitly include trail rides and adjusts property tax valuation rules in K.S.A. 79-1476. This change directly affects ranches like Watkins "C" Ranch (requested by Rep. Proctor), which operate trail rides as part of their ranching business. The policy shift means such properties would receive lower agricultural tax rates instead of higher commercial rates, based on the land's agricultural productivity.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 5, 2025
Last action Apr 10, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed; Yea 110, Nay 13, Absent 2
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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