Kansas HB2517: Providing countywide retailers' sales tax authority for Leavenworth county for the purposes of furnishing, equipping, improving and maintaining county-supported emergency management operations

What the bill says

An act concerning sales and compensating use tax; relating to city and countywide retailers' sales tax; providing countywide retailers' sales tax authority for Leavenworth county for the purposes of furnishing, equipping, improving and maintaining county-supported emergency management operations; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 12-187, 12-189 and 12-192 and repealing the existing sections.

From the introduced text, January 22, 2026:

AN ACT concerning sales and compensating use tax; relating to city and countywide retailers' sales tax; providing countywide retailers' sales tax authority for Leavenworth county for the purposes of furnishing, equipping, improving and maintaining county-supported emergency management operations; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 12-187, 12-189 and 12-192 and repealing the existing sections. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 12-187 is hereby amended to read as follows: 12-187. (a) No city shall impose a retailers' sales tax under the provisions of this act without the governing body of such city having first submitted such proposition to and having received the approval of a majority of the electors of the city voting thereon at an election called and held therefor. The governing body of any city may submit the question of imposing a retailers' sales tax and the governing body shall be required to submit the question upon submission of a petition signed by electors of such city equal in number to not less than 10% of the electors of such city. (b) (1) The board of county commissioners of any county may submit the question of imposing a countywide retailers' sales tax to the electors at an election called and held thereon, and any such board shall be required to submit the …

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Sponsors

• Timothy Johnson (R) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
2. January 22, 2026: Referred to House Committee on Taxation
3. January 22, 2026: Introduced

Common questions

What is HB2517?

HB2517 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Providing countywide retailers' sales tax authority for Leavenworth county for the purposes of furnishing, equipping, improving and maintaining county-supported emergency management operations.

What does HB2517 do?

In its own words: An act concerning sales and compensating use tax; relating to city and countywide retailers' sales tax; providing countywide retailers' sales tax authority for Leavenworth county for the purposes of furnishing, equipping, improving and maintaining county-supported emergency management operations; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 12-187, 12-189 and 12-192 and repealing the existing sections.

What is the status of HB2517?

In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).

Who sponsored HB2517?

Timothy Johnson (R).

Where is the official record for HB2517?

On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2517/