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Senate bill would create nine‑member property tax task force to deliver recommendations by Jan. 30, 2026
Summary
Senate Bill 195 would establish a nine‑member task force to study Kansas property taxation and submit recommendations to the Legislature by Jan. 30, 2026. Sponsors described the group as intended to provide a deep dive on valuations and levies; the hearing included written proponents and discussion about prior, governor‑led work.
Senate Bill 195, which would establish a property tax task force to study Kansas property tax valuation and levy processes and produce recommendations to the Legislature, received a committee hearing where proponents filed written testimony but few appeared in person.
Amelia, committee staff, explained the task force would consist of nine members: the chairperson of the Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee; the chairperson of the House Committee on Taxation; the ranking minority member of each of those committees; two Senate members appointed by the president of the Senate (one of whom would serve as chair); one Senate member appointed by the Senate minority leader; and one House member appointed by the speaker and one by the House minority leader. The task force would be permitted to meet at the call of its chairperson and members attending authorized meetings would be paid "amounts as provided" under the referenced statute language subject to approval by the legislative coordinating council. The bill would require the task force to submit a report to the Legislature on or before Jan. 30, 2026, and would expire on that date.
Senators who spoke in the hearing expressed support for a broader, expert study given the committee's compressed calendar and the complexity of property taxation. One senator noted that a prior gubernatorial advisory group had produced recommendations and asked staff to provide those materials to the committee. The chair said the ongoing work on property tax issues across stakeholders had already produced several legislative proposals and that the task force could provide a deeper, bipartisan review.
The hearing record includes written proponent testimony and a single neutral written submission. The committee closed the hearing on SB 195 without a vote.
