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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas HB 2715 Imposes Property Tax on New Motor Vehicles After the 12th Month Following Purchase
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
Kansas HB 2715 requires property taxes on new motor vehicles to be paid after the 12th month following the vehicle's purchase or acquisition, amending K.S.A. 79-5102. The measure failed to advance and died in committee during the 2026 session.
Vehicle owners would face the start of motor vehicle property tax liabilities later in the vehicle's lifecycle for new purchases, shifting the initial taxation timing for newly acquired automobiles.
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.
owners of new motor vehicles
New motor vehicle owners experience a change in the timing of when their vehicle property taxes become due and payable.
county treasurers
County treasurers collect the motor vehicle property taxes payable at the time of registration according to the revised timing.
Key Facts
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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 5, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 5, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Taxation
Version history
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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