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SB 434KANSASSession 2025-2026State Billdead
Did Not Advance

Kansas bill establishes veterans' property tax credit and ends veteran sales tax exemption

Original title: AN ACT concerning income taxation; establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act; providing an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals; discontinuing the sales tax exemption for purchases made by certain qualifying military veterans; repealing K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 79-3606h.

Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Conference

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What This Bill Proposed

Senate Bill 434 creates an income tax credit equal to 50% of residential property taxes paid by certain 100% disabled veterans starting in tax year 2026, while simultaneously repealing the existing sales tax exemption for purchases made by qualifying military veterans.

Background
  • Senate Bill 434 was introduced in the 2025-2026 legislative session by the House Committee on Taxation but ultimately died in conference. 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.

Directly affected

Disabled veterans

Veterans with a 100% permanent and total disability become eligible for an income tax credit worth 50% of their residential property taxes, while losing their existing sales tax exemption.

Directly affected

Kansas Department of Revenue

The secretary of revenue is required to adopt rules and regulations regarding the filing of supporting documents for claims made under the act.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who qualifies for the new property tax credit under this act?
Kansas residents who received an honorable or general-under-honorable discharge from the U.S. uniformed services and have been rated with a 100% permanent and total service-connected disability or total disability rating based on .
What happens to the existing sales tax exemption for veterans?
The bill repeals K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 79-3606h, which completely discontinues the sales tax exemption previously available for purchases made by certain qualifying military veterans.
Can a veteran combine this new tax credit with a homestead property tax refund?
No. A taxpayer cannot take this credit if they have received a homestead property tax refund or a selective assistance for effective senior relief credit for that property for the same tax year.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died in committee.

Procedural history

23 actions
  1. Apr 10, 2026Senate
    Died in Conference
  2. Mar 23, 2026Senate
    Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed , and
  3. Mar 23, 2026HouseFloor
    Motion to accede adopted; Representative Smith, Representative Turner, Representative Sawyer, , appointed as conferees
  4. Mar 18, 2026House
    Committee of the Whole - Now working on
  5. Mar 18, 2026HouseFloor
    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
  6. Mar 18, 2026HouseFloor
    Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed
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  1. Mar 18, 2026HouseFloor
    Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
  2. Mar 18, 2026HouseFloor
    Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed
  3. Mar 9, 2026HouseFloor
    Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by
  4. Feb 25, 2026House
    Hearing: Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 346-S
  5. Feb 13, 2026HouseIntroduced
    Received and Introduced
  6. Feb 13, 2026HouseCommittee
    Referred to House Committee on Taxation
  7. Feb 11, 2026Senate
    Committee of the Whole - Now working on
  8. Feb 11, 2026SenateFloor
    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
  9. Feb 11, 2026Senate
    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by
  10. Feb 11, 2026SenateFloor
    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by was adopted
  11. Feb 11, 2026SenateFloor
    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
  12. Feb 11, 2026Senate
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  13. Feb 11, 2026SenateFloor
    Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended
  14. Feb 9, 2026SenateFloor
    Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
  15. Feb 5, 2026Senate
    Hearing: Thursday, February 5, 2026, 12:00 PM — Room 144-S
  16. Feb 3, 2026SenateCommittee
    Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs
  17. Feb 2, 2026SenateIntroduced
    Introduced

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policy shift95% confidence

Restructuring Veteran Tax Relief

The measure shifts state-level financial support for qualifying disabled veterans away from retail sales tax exemptions toward direct property and income tax relief.

Connected Entities

homestead property tax refund act, Kansas income tax act, uniformed services of the United States
otherhomestead property tax refund act“supplemental act framework”Map →
otherKansas income tax act“tax act under which the credit is imposed”Map →
Organizationuniformed services of the United States“military service branch component for veterans”Map →

Sources

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www.kslegislature.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Significance20
    Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
  • Controversy40
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  • Entertainment5
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  • Buzz30
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