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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas HB 2629 proposes increasing standard income tax deduction amounts starting in tax year 2026
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in CommitteeSponsors: Dan Osman and 22 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Kansas HB 2629 raises the standard income tax deduction amounts for single filers, married couples filing jointly, and heads of households beginning in tax year 2026. For single individuals, the deduction increases to $3,805; for married filing status, to $8,640; and for , to $6,480. The measure amends K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 79-32,119 and repeals the prior section.
Changes taxable income calculations for Kansas residents by adjusting state thresholds, which directly alters state income tax liabilities across various filing statuses.
- Kansas income tax law provides standard deduction amounts that vary by filing status and are periodically adjusted by the legislature. context
Who It Would Have Affected
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Kansas individual income taxpayers
Taxpayers' standard deduction amounts and resulting taxable income calculations change according to their filing status.
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Feb 2, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 2, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Taxation
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Scheduled Standard Deduction Increases
The text systematically updates standard deduction figures across successive multi-year brackets, moving from 2021-2023 rates up to proposed 2026 rates.
Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 55)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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