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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas bill mandates state audits for public utilities with property valuation drops over 5%
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
The bill requires the director of property valuation to conduct a review or audit whenever a public utility's total appraised property value in Kansas drops by more than 5% compared to the prior tax year, with findings published online for public inspection.
Changes oversight requirements for utility property tax assessments, affecting how valuation decreases are investigated and disclosed to the public.
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.
Public utilities
Subject to mandatory audits and reviews if their total appraised property value in the state decreases by more than 5%.
Director of property valuation
Required to conduct reviews or audits on qualifying utilities and publish the resulting findings online.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Mar 4, 2026HouseHearing: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 346-S
- Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Jan 20, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Taxation
Version history
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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