Kansas HB2546: Providing countywide retailers' sales tax authority for Labette county for the purpose of providing financial support to fire departments located in the county

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 Labette county for the purpose of providing financial support to fire departments located in the county; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 12-187, 12-189 and 12-192 and repealing the existing sections.

From the introduced text, January 26, 2026:

AN ACT concerning sales and compensating use tax; relating to city and countywide retailers' sales tax; providing countywide retailers' sales tax authority for Labette county for the purpose of providing financial support to fire departments located in the county; 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 …

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Sponsors

• Dan Goddard (R) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
2. January 26, 2026: Referred to House Committee on Taxation
3. January 26, 2026: Introduced

Common questions

What is HB2546?

HB2546 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Providing countywide retailers' sales tax authority for Labette county for the purpose of providing financial support to fire departments located in the county.

What does HB2546 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 Labette county for the purpose of providing financial support to fire departments located in the county; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 12-187, 12-189 and 12-192 and repealing the existing sections.

What is the status of HB2546?

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

Who sponsored HB2546?

Dan Goddard (R).

Where is the official record for HB2546?

On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2546/