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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Bill Expands Agritourism Definition to Include Trail Rides for Property Tax Valuation
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Senate Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill includes trail rides as a ranching activity under the state's agritourism statutes and classifies such land as for property tax valuation.
Property owners hosting registered trail rides could qualify for agricultural land valuation, changing how county appraisers calculate local property taxes for those specific parcels.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Registered agritourism operators
Operators offering trail rides are explicitly included under agritourism definitions, affecting how their land is valued for property taxes.
County appraisers
Appraisers must apply agricultural property tax valuation rules to land utilized for registered trail rides as part of agritourism activities.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does selling merchandise at an agritourism location change the property tax classification?
Are participants required to pay for an activity for it to be considered agritourism?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
9 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied in Senate Committee
- Mar 12, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Commerce
- Mar 11, 2025HouseFloorFinal Action - Passed
- Mar 11, 2025SenateIntroducedReceived and Introduced
- Mar 10, 2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Mar 10, 2025HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed
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- Mar 7, 2025HouseFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed by
- Mar 5, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Mar 5, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
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Inclusion of Trail Rides in Agritourism Tax Classification
The bill explicitly bridges ranching trail rides with agricultural property tax valuation frameworks.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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