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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Bill Proposes Property Tax Exemption for Nonprofit Affordable Housing
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
Kansas House Bill 2621 would exempt real property owned by certain nonprofit organizations and used for affordable housing, transitional housing, or emergency shelter from property taxation starting for taxable years commencing after December 31, 2026.
Qualifying nonprofit housing providers could lower operating costs by eliminating local property tax burdens on properties serving individuals or families earning 80% or less of the , transitional housing participants, or emergency shelter clients.
- K.S.A. 79-201 is the primary Kansas statute governing property tax exemptions for various public, religious, educational, and charitable properties. context
- HB 2621 was introduced during the 2025-2026 Kansas legislative session and ultimately died in committee. 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.
Not-for-profit affordable housing organizations
Eligible organizations would no longer be required to pay property or ad valorem taxes on real property used to provide qualifying affordable, transitional, or emergency shelter housing.
Low-income individuals and families
Occupants earning 80% or less of the area median income, or residing in transitional or emergency shelter housing, may experience altered housing availability or costs dependent on provider operational savings.
Key Facts
- HB 2621 amends K.S.A. 79-201 to add a property tax exemption for real property used to provide affordable housing.
- The exemption applies to real property owned by not-for-profit organizations exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986.
- Eligible organizations must engage in providing affordable housing to individuals or families earning less than or equal to 80% of the area median income, transitional housing, or emergency shelter housing.
- The bill failed to pass and died in committee during the 2025-2026 legislative session.
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Feb 24, 2026HouseHearing: Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 346-S
- Feb 2, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 2, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Taxation
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Expansion of Property Tax Exemptions
The bill proposes adding affordable housing operated by not-for-profit organizations as a specific statutory exemption category under K.S.A. 79-201.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy35Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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