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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Senate Bill 532 gradually lowers school district property tax mill levy to 15 mills by 2031
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
Kansas school districts would gradually reduce their property tax rate from 20 mills down to 15 mills over several school years under a measure introduced in the Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation. The tax rate steps down by one mill annually starting in the 2027-2028 school year, eventually reaching 15 mills for the 2031-2032 school year and thereafter.
Property owners within school districts face a staged reduction in local school tax rates, altering the revenue collected for the state school district finance fund and school operating costs.
- School districts in Kansas levy a statewide ad valorem property tax to help finance their general funds and meet constitutional educational funding obligations. context
- SB 532 was introduced during the 2025-2026 legislative session by the Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation 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.
taxable tangible property owners
Property owners within school districts experience a gradual reduction in the ad valorem tax rate over multiple school years.
school districts
Boards of education are required to levy the specified mill rates and remit proceeds to the state treasurer.
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied in Committee
- Mar 10, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation
- Mar 9, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
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Gradual Mill Rate Reduction
The measure establishes a six-step reduction schedule starting at 20 mills and stepping down by one mill annually to 15 mills.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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