Kansas HB2005: Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals and discontinuing the sales tax exemption for purchases made by certain qualifying military veterans

What the bill says

An act concerning income taxation; establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act; providing an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals.

From the introduced text, January 13, 2025:

AN ACT concerning income taxation; establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act; providing an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. (a) This act shall be known and may be cited as the veterans' valor property tax relief act. (b) There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax liability of a taxpayer imposed under the Kansas income tax act for tax year 2025, and all tax years thereafter, in an amount equal to 75% of the amount of property and ad valorem taxes actually and timely paid by a taxpayer who has been deemed to be totally disabled, permanently and totally disabled, or unemployable pursuant to 38 C.F.R. § 3.340 if such taxes were paid upon real or personal property used for residential purposes of such taxpayer that is the taxpayer's principal place of residence for the tax year in which the tax credit is claimed. (c) The amount of any such credit for any such taxpayer shall not exceed the amount of property and ad valorem taxes paid by such taxpayer as specified in this section. A taxpayer shall not take the credit pursuant to this section if such taxpayer has received a homestead property tax refund pursuant to K.S.A. 79-4501 et …

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Sponsors

• Patrick Proctor (R) · primary sponsor
• Brad Barrett (R)
• Emil Bergquist (R)
• Douglas Blex (R)
• "Bill" Bloom, Lewis (R, 64)
• Lauren Bohi (R)
• David Buehler (R)
• Nathan Butler (R)
• Shawn Chauncey (R)
• Kenneth Collins (R)
• Leo Delperdang (R)
• Ronald Ellis (R)

Latest actions

1. April 10, 2026: Died on Calendar
2. March 9, 2026: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Taxation
3. January 20, 2026: Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to House Committee on Taxation
4. March 14, 2025: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Taxation
5. January 13, 2025: Referred to House Committee on Taxation
6. January 13, 2025: Introduced
7. January 13, 2025: Prefiled for Introduction on Friday, January 10, 2025

Common questions

What is HB2005?

HB2005 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals and discontinuing the sales tax exemption for purchases made by certain qualifying military veterans.

What does HB2005 do?

In its own words: An act concerning income taxation; establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act; providing an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals.

What is the status of HB2005?

Passed one chamber as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died on Calendar (April 10, 2026).

Who sponsored HB2005?

Patrick Proctor (R), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB2005?

On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2005/