How is Kansas property-tax bill HB 2745 moving through the Legislature?
HB 2745 would let voters trigger a protest petition when a local taxing body's property-tax revenue rises faster than a set cap. The House Committee on Taxation approved the bill in February with a 10% signature threshold, the Senate adopted its own revenue-limit substitute March 27, and a conference committee narrowed the cap to 4% with a 2027 start date before the House adopted the final compromise April 11. Lawmakers also sent a companion constitutional amendment on rolling-average valuations (HCR 5008) toward the November ballot.
AI-generated summary compiled from Citizen Portal's coverage of the bill. Officials' positions below are sourced from their own words in indexed meetings and press events.
Where they stand
On How is Kansas property-tax bill HB 2745 moving through the Legislature
"This is just another gimmick that we're doing as a stunt in the middle of the night."
- House adopts late compromise on property-tax relief; constitutional amendment failsApril 11, 2026
- Kansas Senate votes to send rolling-average property-valuation amendment to November ballot after late-night debateApril 10, 2026
- Senate adopts revenue-limit measure for property taxes, setting petition threshold for blocking increasesMarch 27, 2026
- House adopts Senate substitute for HB 2745, tightening rules around property-tax notices and protest petitionsMarch 27, 2026
- Legislative conference committee narrows property-tax proposal to 4% cap, debates rolling-average removalMarch 26, 2026
- Committee approves House Bill 2745 with protest-petition and distribution amendmentsFebruary 17, 2026
