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HB 2572KANSASSession 2025-2026State Billdead

Did Not Advance

Kansas Bill Proposes Property and Sales Tax Exemptions for War Memorials and Related Purchases

Original title: AN ACT concerning taxation; relating to sales and compensating use tax; providing for a sales tax exemption for purchases made to establish and maintain Kansas war memorials; relating to property tax; providing for an exemption for Kansas war memorials; amending K.S.A. 79-201 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 79-3606 and repealing the existing sections.

Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee

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What This Bill Proposed

HB 2572 exempts qualifying organizations from property taxes for real property used for Kansas war memorials starting December 31, 2026, and exempts purchases made to establish and maintain these memorials from sales and es. The measure amends K.S.A. 79-201 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 79-3606, taking effect upon publication in the statute book if enacted.

Why it matters

The bill alters tax liabilities for organizations maintaining war memorials, granting direct financial relief through exemptions from state property and sales taxes for specified memorial projects.

Background

HB 2572 was introduced in the 2025-2026 legislative session by the House Committee on Taxation and ultimately died in committee. context

Who It Would Have Affected

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Directly affected

501(c)(3) organizations maintaining Kansas war memorials

Eligible organizations receive exemptions from property taxes on memorial real estate and sales taxes on purchases made to establish and maintain war memorials.

Directly affected

Local taxing subdivisions

Taxing subdivisions experience changes in property tax revenues due to the newly introduced property tax exemption for qualifying war memorial real property.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What tax exemptions does HB 2572 provide for Kansas war memorials?

HB 2572 provides a property tax exemption for real property used for Kansas war memorials by eligible organizations starting in taxable years after December 31, 2026, and a sales tax exemption for tangible personal property and services purchased to establish and maintain these memorials.

Who qualifies for the sales and property tax exemptions under this bill?

Organizations that are exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to section of the federal internal revenue code and use the property or purchases for establishing and maintaining Kansas war memorials.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died in committee.

Procedural history

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Apr 10, 2026House
Died in Committee
Jan 29, 2026HouseCommittee
Referred to House Committee on Taxation
Jan 28, 2026HouseIntroduced
Introduced
Jan 28, 2026HouseCommittee
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Addition of War Memorial Tax Exemptions

The bill amends longstanding sales and property tax statutes to explicitly incorporate exemptions for organizations establishing and maintaining Kansas war memorials.

House Committee on Taxation

Connected Entities

Legislature of the State of Kansas, House Committee on Taxation

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Sources

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