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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Bill Revises County Appraiser Qualifications and Establishes Provisional Appointments
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
Kansas allows uncertified individuals to serve as county appraisers under a two-year if they complete a prescribed course of study, while updating requirements for regular appraiser certification and training course standards.
County commissioners gain the flexibility to provisionally appoint county appraisers who lack immediate regular certification, provided those individuals complete required coursework within two years.
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.
County commissioners
County commissioners gain the authority to make provisional appointments for county appraisers and must notify the state when an appraiser leaves office.
County appraisers
Appraisers are subject to revised certification, provisional training timelines, and continuing education requirements.
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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
- Jan 22, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Jan 22, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Taxation
Version history
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www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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