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Kansas committee hears bill to classify trail rides as ranching activity for property-tax valuation
Summary
A House committee heard HB 2035, which would add trail rides to the statutory definition of ranching activities so land used for such rides could be valued as agricultural land for property-tax purposes. Supporters said the change clarifies existing law and protects small agritourism operations; no vote was taken.
The Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development held a bill hearing on HB 2035, which would amend a statute to specify that ranching activities include trail rides, allowing land used for those rides to be valued as agricultural land for property-tax purposes. Charles Reimer, the committee revisor, told the committee, “HB 2035 amends a statute to provide that ranching activities will include trail rides for purposes of inclusion in the meaning of agritourism activity.”
Supporters told the committee the change is meant to clarify the tax classification rules after a 2024 change that extended agritourism protections. Representative Pat Proctor…
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