Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas SB179: Establishing a child income tax credit
Status: In committee, April 10, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning income taxation; relating to credits; establishing a child tax credit.
From the introduced text, February 4, 2025:
AN ACT concerning income taxation; relating to credits; establishing a child tax credit. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. (a) For tax year 2025, and all tax years thereafter, there shall be allowed a credit against the tax liability of a resident individual taxpayer imposed under the Kansas income tax act for each qualifying child of the taxpayer in the amount set forth in the following schedule for married individuals filing joint returns and all other individuals, except as provided in subsection (b): Kansas adjusted Amount of credit gross income per qualifying child $0 to $25,000 $600 Over $25,000 but not over $50,000 $400 Over $50,000 but not over $75,000 $200 Over $75,000 but not over $100,000 $100 Over $100,000 but not over $200,000 $75 Over $200,000 but not over $350,000 $50 Over $350,000 $25 (b) Married individuals filing separate returns for a tax year for which they could have filed a joint return may each claim only 1/ of the amount of credit per qualifying child that would have been claimed on a joint return. (c) In the case of all tax years after tax year 2025, all threshold income amounts and credit amounts prescribed in this section shall be increased by an amount equal to such amount multiplied by the cost-ofliving …
Sponsors
- Dinah Sykes, Dinah (I) · primary sponsor
- Chase Blasi, Chase (I)
Latest actions
- : Died in Committee
- : Citing Rule 11(b), motion to withdraw from committee failed.
- : Referred to Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation
- : Introduced
Votes
- Withdraw (March 27, 2025): 10 yea, 29 nay, failed
Subjects: Taxation
Common questions
- What is SB179?
- SB179 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Establishing a child income tax credit.
- What does SB179 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning income taxation; relating to credits; establishing a child tax credit.
- What is the status of SB179?
- In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB179?
- Dinah Sykes, Dinah (I), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB179?
- On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb179/
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