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Kansas Department of Commerce
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AN ACT concerning economic development; relating to the STAR bonds financing act; relating to STAR bond project district requirements; authorizing STAR bond projects in certain counties located in certain metropolitan statistical areas as rural redevelopment projects; setting certain visitor origin requirements and requiring certain enforcement by the secretary against developers that fail to meet such requirements; requiring the secretary to make certain information concerning STAR bond projects publicly available on the website of the department of commerce; prohibiting state general fund moneys from being pledged for the repayment of any special obligation bond issued by a city or county to finance a STAR bond project; prohibiting a city or county from using eminent domain to acquire real property for a STAR bond project; requiring the secretary to add to the secretary's annual report information regarding business movement into and out of STAR bond districts and local sales tax revenues lost as the result of such movement; extending the expiration date of the STAR bonds financing act to July 1, 2031; amending K.S.A. 12-17,160, 12-17,166, 12-17,172 and 12-17,179 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 12-17,162, 12-17,164 and 12-17,169 and repealing the existing sections.“Secretary of Commerce reviews and approves STAR bond project plans and tracks visitor data.”AN ACT concerning economic development; enacting the aviation and innovative manufacturing in Kansas act; relating to tax and other incentives for projects in specified industries or for headquarters with specified job requirements of at least 250 new employees and specified capital investment requirements; providing for a refundable income, privilege and premium tax credit for a portion of such capital investment; retention of certain payroll withholding taxes; sales tax exemption for project construction and machinery and equipment; Kansas first award for procurement made from Kansas companies; establishing the aviation and innovative manufacturing in Kansas act Kansas first fund; providing for appropriations for such fund; establishing the aviation and innovative manufacturing in Kansas act new employee training and education fund; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 79-3606 and repealing the existing section.AN ACT concerning property taxation; relating to exemptions; excluding owners of oil leases from having to file request for exemption with the board of tax appeals; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 79-213 and repealing the existing section.AN ACT concerning income taxation; relating to the high performance tax credit program; providing for a rebate instead of a credit and capping the maximum rebate provided; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 79-32,160a and repealing the existing section.AN ACT concerning the Kansas state fair board; relating to membership thereof; adding legislative leadership as appointing authorities for members appointed from the general public; requiring at least one such member to be a resident of Reno county; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 74-520a and repealing the existing section.AN ACT concerning unemployment insurance; removing the eight-week return to work expectation from the definition of temporary unemployment; deleting the eight-week cap on temporary unemployment; removing the secretary's authority and criteria to grant eight-week extension increments, employer reporting duties for extensions and the industry-specific eligibility for extensions; excluding payments under compliant employer-sponsored supplemental unemployment benefit plans from the definition of wages; removing the negative debt write-off and forgiveness mechanism that conditionally moved employers to rate groups N11 for three years and the related option to avoid a negative debt write-off through voluntary contributions; prohibiting charging contributing employers in ready-mixed concrete and specified construction industries for benefit charges arising from temporary layoffs; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 44-703, 44-710, 44-710a and 44-775 and repealing the existing sections.AN ACT concerning property taxation; relating to exemptions; providing exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers; amending K.S.A. 79-213 and 79-5501 and repealing the existing sections.AN ACT concerning economic development; enacting the Kansas rural business growth program act; establishing a premium tax credit program to be administered by the secretary of commerce for the purpose of incentivizing capital investment in rural areas.
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- Connected billsAN ACT concerning economic development; relating to the STAR bonds financing act; relating to STAR bond project district requirements; authorizing STAR bond projects in certain counties located in certain metropolitan statistical areas as rural redevelopment projects; setting certain visitor origin requirements and requiring certain enforcement by the secretary against developers that fail to meet such requirements; requiring the secretary to make certain information concerning STAR bond projects publicly available on the website of the department of commerce; prohibiting state general fund moneys from being pledged for the repayment of any special obligation bond issued by a city or county to finance a STAR bond project; prohibiting a city or county from using eminent domain to acquire real property for a STAR bond project; requiring the secretary to add to the secretary's annual report information regarding business movement into and out of STAR bond districts and local sales tax revenues lost as the result of such movement; extending the expiration date of the STAR bonds financing act to July 1, 2031; amending K.S.A. 12-17,160, 12-17,166, 12-17,172 and 12-17,179 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 12-17,162, 12-17,164 and 12-17,169 and repealing the existing sections., AN ACT concerning economic development; enacting the aviation and innovative manufacturing in Kansas act; relating to tax and other incentives for projects in specified industries or for headquarters with specified job requirements of at least 250 new employees and specified capital investment requirements; providing for a refundable income, privilege and premium tax credit for a portion of such capital investment; retention of certain payroll withholding taxes; sales tax exemption for project construction and machinery and equipment; Kansas first award for procurement made from Kansas companies; establishing the aviation and innovative manufacturing in Kansas act Kansas first fund; providing for appropriations for such fund; establishing the aviation and innovative manufacturing in Kansas act new employee training and education fund; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 79-3606 and repealing the existing section., AN ACT concerning property taxation; relating to exemptions; excluding owners of oil leases from having to file request for exemption with the board of tax appeals; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 79-213 and repealing the existing section. (+5 more)
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- Apr 10, 2026State BillAN ACT concerning economic development; relating to the STAR bonds financing act; relating to STAR bond project district requirements; authorizing STAR bond projects in certain counties located in certain metropolitan statistical areas as rural redevelopment projects; setting certain visitor origin requirements and requiring certain enforcement by the secretary against developers that fail to meet such requirements; requiring the secretary to make certain information concerning STAR bond projects publicly available on the website of the department of commerce; prohibiting state general fund moneys from being pledged for the repayment of any special obligation bond issued by a city or county to finance a STAR bond project; prohibiting a city or county from using eminent domain to acquire real property for a STAR bond project; requiring the secretary to add to the secretary's annual report information regarding business movement into and out of STAR bond districts and local sales tax revenues lost as the result of such movement; extending the expiration date of the STAR bonds financing act to July 1, 2031; amending K.S.A. 12-17,160, 12-17,166, 12-17,172 and 12-17,179 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 12-17,162, 12-17,164 and 12-17,169 and repealing the existing sections.
- Apr 10, 2026State BillAN ACT concerning economic development; enacting the aviation and innovative manufacturing in Kansas act; relating to tax and other incentives for projects in specified industries or for headquarters with specified job requirements of at least 250 new employees and specified capital investment requirements; providing for a refundable income, privilege and premium tax credit for a portion of such capital investment; retention of certain payroll withholding taxes; sales tax exemption for project construction and machinery and equipment; Kansas first award for procurement made from Kansas companies; establishing the aviation and innovative manufacturing in Kansas act Kansas first fund; providing for appropriations for such fund; establishing the aviation and innovative manufacturing in Kansas act new employee training and education fund; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 79-3606 and repealing the existing section.
- Apr 9, 2026State BillAN ACT concerning property taxation; relating to exemptions; excluding owners of oil leases from having to file request for exemption with the board of tax appeals; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 79-213 and repealing the existing section.
- Apr 10, 2026State BillAN ACT concerning income taxation; relating to the high performance tax credit program; providing for a rebate instead of a credit and capping the maximum rebate provided; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 79-32,160a and repealing the existing section.
- Apr 10, 2026State BillAN ACT concerning the Kansas state fair board; relating to membership thereof; adding legislative leadership as appointing authorities for members appointed from the general public; requiring at least one such member to be a resident of Reno county; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 74-520a and repealing the existing section.
- Apr 10, 2026State BillAN ACT concerning unemployment insurance; removing the eight-week return to work expectation from the definition of temporary unemployment; deleting the eight-week cap on temporary unemployment; removing the secretary's authority and criteria to grant eight-week extension increments, employer reporting duties for extensions and the industry-specific eligibility for extensions; excluding payments under compliant employer-sponsored supplemental unemployment benefit plans from the definition of wages; removing the negative debt write-off and forgiveness mechanism that conditionally moved employers to rate groups N11 for three years and the related option to avoid a negative debt write-off through voluntary contributions; prohibiting charging contributing employers in ready-mixed concrete and specified construction industries for benefit charges arising from temporary layoffs; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 44-703, 44-710, 44-710a and 44-775 and repealing the existing sections.
- Apr 10, 2026State BillAN ACT concerning property taxation; relating to exemptions; providing exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers; amending K.S.A. 79-213 and 79-5501 and repealing the existing sections.
- Apr 10, 2026State BillAN ACT concerning economic development; enacting the Kansas rural business growth program act; establishing a premium tax credit program to be administered by the secretary of commerce for the purpose of incentivizing capital investment in rural areas.