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Kansas HB 2318 links future personal and corporate income tax rate cuts to revenue growth and budget stabilization reserves

Original title: AN ACT concerning taxation; relating to income and privilege taxes; providing that future tax rate decreases be contingent on exceeding revenue estimates; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 79-32,110 and repealing the existing section.

Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Senate Committee

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What This Bill Proposed

Future personal and corporate income tax rate reductions are conditioned on state general fund collections exceeding inflation-adjusted base year revenues and the reaching at least 20% of prior tax receipts. Commencing August 15, 2025, the director of the budget must annually certify whether these revenue and reserve thresholds are met to trigger rate recalculations by the secretary of revenue.

Why it matters

Determines whether Kansas taxpayers experience income and reductions or maintain existing brackets based on state revenue performance and reserve balances.

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.

Directly affected

Resident individuals

Kansas resident taxpayers are subject to income tax rate schedules and potential future rate reductions contingent on state revenue and reserve thresholds.

Directly affected

Corporations

Corporations doing business or deriving income in Kansas are subject to normal and surtax rates and potential rate reductions based on state collections.

Directly affected

State banks and financial institutions

National banking associations, state banks, trust companies, and savings and loan associations are subject to privilege taxes affected by the rate reduction provisions.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What conditions must be met for income tax rates to decrease under this bill?
Future tax rate decreases require that from the immediately preceding exceed inflation-adjusted base year revenues, and that the equals or exceeds 20% of the prior fiscal year's state tax receipt revenues to the state general fund.
When does the budget director make the annual revenue determination?
The director of the budget, in consultation with the director of legislative research, must make the determination on August 15, 2025, and every August 15 thereafter.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died in committee.

Procedural history

18 actions
  1. Apr 10, 2026Senate
    Died in Senate Committee
  2. Feb 24, 2026Senate
    Hearing: Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 9:30 AM — Room 548-S
  3. Mar 25, 2025SenateCommittee
    Referred to Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation
  4. Mar 24, 2025SenateIntroduced
    Received and Introduced
  5. Mar 21, 2025House
    Engrossed on Friday, March 21, 2025
  6. Mar 20, 2025House
    Committee of the Whole - Now working on
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  1. Mar 20, 2025HouseFloor
    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
  2. Mar 20, 2025House
    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by
  3. Mar 20, 2025HouseFloor
    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by was adopted
  4. Mar 20, 2025House
    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by
  5. Mar 20, 2025HouseFloor
    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by was adopted
  6. Mar 20, 2025HouseFloor
    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
  7. Mar 20, 2025HouseFloor
    Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
  8. Mar 20, 2025HouseFloor
    Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended
  9. Mar 17, 2025HouseFloor
    Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
  10. Mar 3, 2025House
    Hearing: Monday, March 3, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 346-S
  11. Feb 6, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Introduced
  12. Feb 6, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred to House Committee on Taxation

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Connected Entities

House Committee on Taxation
OrganizationHouse Committee on Taxation“House committee sponsoring HB 2318”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.kslegislature.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Controversy65
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