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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas bill proposes tax credits for gun storage and repeals several unused tax credits
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died on Calendar
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What This Bill Proposed
Resident individuals in Kansas can claim a refundable income tax credit equal to 25% of their expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage, capped at $250 per taxpayer per year for tax years 2025 through 2028. The measure also repeals several unused tax credits relating to agritourism, assistive technology, declared disaster capital investment, environmental compliance, employment promotion, and swine facility improvement.
Kansas taxpayers who purchase lockable gun or ammunition storage can reduce their state income tax liability or receive a refund for up to $250 annually through 2028, while multiple existing business and economic development tax credits are eliminated.
- State legislatures frequently review and repeal inactive or low-utilization tax credits while introducing new targeted incentives. context
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 individuals
Resident individuals are eligible to claim a 25% tax credit up to $250 for purchasing lockable gun and ammunition storage.
taxpayers
Taxpayers face the repeal of multiple existing tax credits related to business investment, agritourism, and other programs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the maximum credit a taxpayer can receive per year?
What happens if the tax credit amount exceeds my income tax liability?
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
7 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied on Calendar
- Jan 28, 2026SenateFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
- Jan 12, 2026SenateWithdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation
- Feb 26, 2025SenateFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
- Feb 13, 2025SenateHearing: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 9:30 AM — Room 548-S
- Jan 24, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation
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- Jan 23, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced
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Consolidation of Unused Tax Credits
The bill pairs a new targeted consumer tax credit for firearm storage with the repeal of six distinct dormant or unused economic and environmental tax credits.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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