Budget & Taxes

HB 2119 discontinues Kansas' state tax credit for affordable housing projects that also receive the federal 4% low-income housing tax credit, effective July 1, 2025. This bill ends new allocations of the credit after June 30, 2025, but allows existing allocations made before that date to continue through their full credit period. Developers of qualifying affordable housing projects that received credit allocations prior to July 1, 2025, can still use those credits until their allocated term ends. The law specifically targets projects already receiving federal 4% tax credits, not general affordable housing developments.

SB 98 creates a special Route 66 association of Kansas license plate for eligible vehicles (passenger cars and trucks under 20,000 lbs gross weight) owned or leased by Kansas residents. It requires an annual $25-$100 fee to the Route 66 Association (paid to county treasurers) for the plate and its renewal, with the plate being non-transferable and tied to the vehicle registration. Applicants must consent to sharing limited registration details (name, address, plate number) with the association and state treasurer. This is a procedural bill focused on commemorative licensing, not substantive policy.

HB 2125 authorizes Pawnee County to impose a countywide sales tax on retail purchases for two specific purposes: funding healthcare services and equipping public safety facilities (like police stations and fire departments). It amends Kansas statutes (K.S.A. 12-187, 12-189, and 12-192) to create this tax authority, which was previously unavailable to Pawnee County under state law. The bill repeals existing legal barriers that would have prevented the county from implementing this tax. This policy change directly affects Pawnee County taxpayers and enables new funding for local healthcare and public safety operations.

HB 2275 authorizes Finney, Pawnee, Seward, and Jackson counties to impose a countywide retailers' sales tax specifically for financing courthouse, jail, law enforcement center, or other administrative facility construction or remodeling. The tax would expire December 31, 2026, and existing tax apportionment based on property tax levies would remain unchanged during this period. The bill also modifies tax rules to exclude certain custom meat processing services from standard sales tax exemption certificate requirements. This is a targeted tax authorization for infrastructure projects, not a general tax increase.