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Sedgwick County backs one-year freeze, study request in proposed state sales-tax apportionment bill
Summary
Commissioners discussed House Bill 2377 on Feb. 28, 2025, a draft measure to change how state sales tax is apportioned to cities and counties.
Commissioners discussed House Bill 2377 on Feb. 28, 2025, a draft measure to change how state sales tax is apportioned to cities and counties. County staff presented an amended draft that would freeze the portion of the apportionment tied to local property tax levies between 07/01/2025 and 12/31/2026 while asking the state to form a study group to recommend a long-term solution.
The proposed change responds to Sedgwick County’s effort to protect jurisdictions that voluntarily reduce their mill levy from a parallel loss of sales-tax distributions. Tom Singer, assistant (county staff), summarized the amended draft: “The amended draft of the bill right now essentially calls for that…
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