Vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report vote and pass a bill that amends and modifies income tax rates for individuals in Kansas.

Highlights:

• Amends income tax rates for individuals (Sec. 1). 

• Exempts all social security benefits from Kansas income tax (Sec. 1). 

• Increases the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption and decreases the privilege tax normal tax (Sec. 1). 

• Establishes a 0% state rate for sales and use taxes for food and food ingredients and modifies the percent credited to the state highway fund (Sec. 1). 

• Increases the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy (Sec. 1). 

• Reduces the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by school districts in Kansas (Sec. 1). 

• Rescinds the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund and provides for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report vote and pass a bill that amends and modifies income tax rates for individuals in Kansas.

Highlights:

• Amends income tax rates for individuals (Sec. 1). 

• Exempts all social security benefits from Kansas income tax (Sec. 1). 

• Increases the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption and decreases the privilege tax normal tax (Sec. 1). 

• Establishes a 0% state rate for sales and use taxes for food and food ingredients and modifies the percent credited to the state highway fund (Sec. 1). 

• Increases the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy (Sec. 1). 

• Reduces the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by school districts in Kansas (Sec. 1). 

• Rescinds the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund and provides for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text