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Kansas committee reviews bill to freeze seniors' home property taxes and limit some nonprofit exemptions
Summary
A House bill would freeze property tax bills for homeowners 65 and older at their base-year amount and allow county appraisers to remove exemptions for nonprofit health facilities judged to compete with taxed providers; proponents say it levels the playing field, while hospitals and community health centers warn of service cuts and increased costs to Medicaid and schools.
A House committee on Feb. 20 heard testimony on House Bill 24-57, which would freeze the amount of property tax owed on a homeowner’s primary residence once they turn 65 and allow county appraisers to remove tax-exempt status from some nonprofit health-care properties if they compete with nearby taxed providers.
Supporters, led by bill sponsor Representative Helwig, told the Committee on Taxation the measure aims to ease burdens on seniors with fixed incomes and to restore competitive balance between private providers and nonprofit clinics that receive favorable reimbursements and property tax exemptions. "This would just be their primary residence where they reside at," Helwig said, describing the freeze as a way to protect older homeowners.
The bill has two main parts. Section 1 would freeze the dollar amount of property taxes assessed to qualifying homesteads…
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