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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Bill SB 10 Exempts Off-Road Vehicles, Trailers, Marine Equipment, and Aircraft from Property Tax
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died on House CalendarSponsors: Caryn Tyson and 26 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 10 exempts specific personal property, including off-road vehicles, certain trailers, , aircraft, and motorized bicycles, from all property or es starting in tax year 2026. It also updates property tax exemption application procedures and repeals existing watercraft assessment statutes.
- Kansas property tax law requires property owners seeking ad valorem tax exemptions to file formal applications with county appraisers and the state board of tax appeals. 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.
Property owners of off-road vehicles and marine equipment
County appraisers and local tax authorities
County appraisers must review exemption requests, make recommendations to the state board of tax appeals, and adjust local tax rolls.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens to my tax payments while my property tax exemption request is pending?
Are all trailers exempt under this bill?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
15 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied on House Calendar
- Mar 12, 2025HouseFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
- Feb 10, 2025HouseHearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 346-S
- Jan 30, 2025HouseIntroducedReceived and Introduced
- Jan 30, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Taxation
- Jan 29, 2025SenateFloorFinal Action - Passed as amended
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- Jan 28, 2025SenateCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Jan 28, 2025SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Jan 28, 2025SenateCommittee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by
- Jan 28, 2025SenateCommittee of the Whole - Amendment by was rejected
- Jan 28, 2025SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Jan 23, 2025SenateFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
- Jan 21, 2025SenateHearing: Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 9:30 AM — Room 548-S
- Jan 16, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation
- Jan 15, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Discoveries
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Complete Phase-Out of Watercraft Property Taxes
The bill transitions watercraft from a capped assessment percentage (5%) through 2025 to a full property tax exemption starting January 1, 2026.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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