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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas HB 2406 expands property tax exemptions for commercial, telecommunication, and railroad machinery
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died on Calendar
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What This Bill Proposed
Kansas HB 2406 extends property tax exemption eligibility to commercial, industrial, telecommunication, and railroad machinery and equipment acquired or brought into the state on or before June 30, 2006. The measure amends existing tax statutes K.S.A. 79-223 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 79-224 to repeal previous acquisition date limitations.
Business operators and commercial property owners holding older machinery previously excluded due to pre-2006 acquisition rules become eligible for local property tax relief.
- Kansas property tax law previously limited certain machinery and equipment tax exemptions to property acquired or transported into the state after June 30, 2006. context
Who It Would Have Affected
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Commercial and Industrial Businesses
Eligible commercial and industrial machinery and equipment acquired on or before June 30, 2006, qualifies for property tax exemptions.
Telecommunication and Railroad Companies
Qualifying telecommunication and railroad machinery and equipment acquired on or before June 30, 2006, becomes exempt from property or ad valorem taxes.
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
5 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied on Calendar
- Feb 9, 2026HouseFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
- Jan 27, 2026HouseHearing: Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 346-S
- Mar 11, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Mar 11, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Taxation
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Removal of Pre-2006 Exclusion
The legislation removes historical acquisition date barriers that previously disqualified machinery acquired on or before June 30, 2006, from property tax exemptions.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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