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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas bill creates income tax credit up to $250 for pet care expenses of adopted cats and dogs
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
Resident individual taxpayers in Kansas would receive an income tax credit for veterinary care, food, and supplies for adopted indoor cats and dogs starting in tax year 2025. The credit is capped at $250 for the first year per animal and $100 for subsequent years, limited to three animals per taxpayer annually.
Kansas taxpayers who adopt pets could offset out-of-pocket veterinary and supply costs against their state income tax liability.
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.
resident individual taxpayer
Resident individual taxpayers may claim an income tax credit for eligible expenses incurred for the care of adopted cats and dogs.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Feb 27, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 27, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Taxation
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 25)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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