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SB 73KANSASSession 2025-2026State Billdead

Did Not Advance

Kansas Bill Advances Earlier Deadlines for Property Tax Statements and Local Budget Filings

Original title: AN ACT concerning property taxation; relating to certifications and tax statements; modifying deadlines for mailing tax statements to taxpayers and certification of levies to the director of property valuation to be earlier than the current deadlines; providing for the county clerk's use of the previous year's budget when a taxing subdivision fails to timely file its budget; amending K.S.A. 79-1806 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 79-2001 and 79-2930 and repealing the existing sections.

Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee

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What This Bill Proposed

Senate Bill 73 accelerates property tax statement mailing deadlines and local government budget submission dates, requiring county clerks to use the previous year's budget if a misses the October 1 filing deadline.

Why it matters

Property owners receive their annual tax statements earlier in the winter, and local s face strict enforcement of budget submission deadlines with automatic reliance on prior-year figures for non-compliance.

Who It Would Have Affected

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Directly affected

Taxpayers

Property taxpayers receive their tax statements and tax information forms earlier, prior to December 1 instead of December 15.

Directly affected

County Clerks

County clerks must process tax levy statements by November 15 and enforce the October 1 budget filing deadline by substituting previous year budgets when necessary.

Directly affected

Taxing Subdivisions

Taxing subdivisions must submit budget certificates and electronic budget documents by October 1 or face the mandatory use of their previous year's budget.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happens if a local taxing subdivision fails to file its budget on time?

If a does not file its budget information with the county clerk by 5:00 p.m. on October 1, the county clerk is required to use the previous year's budget information and amount.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died in committee.

Procedural history

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Apr 10, 2026Senate
Died in Committee
Feb 6, 2025Senate
Hearing: Thursday, February 6, 2025, 9:30 AM — Room 548-S
Jan 24, 2025SenateCommittee
Referred to Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation
Jan 23, 2025SenateIntroduced
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