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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Resolution Proposes Constitutional Amendment to Eliminate State and Local Property Taxes by December 2027
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Concurrent Resolution 1621 proposes a constitutional amendment to ban all state and local property taxes in Kansas after December 31, 2027, allowing only for a phased elimination during the 2026 and 2027 tax years.
Ends all real and personal property taxation across Kansas counties, cities, and school districts, fundamentally shifting how local governments and public services are funded.
- SCR 1621 was introduced in the 2025-2026 session by the Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs 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.
real property owners
tangible personal property owners
political or taxing subdivision of the state
Local taxing subdivisions are prohibited from levying property taxes after the implementation date.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When would property taxes officially end under this resolution?
Are property taxes eliminated immediately in 2025?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This resolution did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied in Committee
- Feb 11, 2026SenateWithdrawn from Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation; Referred to Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation
- Feb 6, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 5, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
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Complete Sunset of Property Taxation
The measure sets a definitive termination date of December 31, 2027, for all existing property assessment frameworks and tax levies in Kansas.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 95)
- Controversy90Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz65Current news / social attention level
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