It’s hard to believe it has been a month since our Capitol Conference. The enthusiasm of our rally started our legislative session off on a good foot. While there are a number of bills the Kansas Association of REALTORS® (KAR) has been tracking and … [Read more...]
Legislative Update – January 2020 Week 2
January 28, 2020 by
A fairly steady increase in activity at the committee level occurred during the second week of the legislative session. In addition to reports from state agencies and informational briefings, several committees had rather active hearing schedules to … [Read more...]
Legislative Update – January 2020 Week 1
January 28, 2020 by
The 2020 Kansas Legislative Session started this week in Topeka. As with most opening weeks of a session, the pace could be characterized as somewhat slow. There were certainly exceptions, tax committees in both chambers introduced a number of bills … [Read more...]
Legislative Wrap-Up 2019
June 5, 2019 by
May 29th, the Kansas Legislature formally brought to an end the 2019 Legislative Session. The Kansas Association of REALTORS® (KAR) tracked more than 100 individual pieces of legislation, actively monitored 36 bills and testified 25 times this … [Read more...]
Legislative Update – May 2019
May 9, 2019 by
The Kansas Legislature adjourned the Veto Session on May 5th and will return on May 29th for Sine Die – the official last day of the 2019 Legislative Session. Before adjourning, the Legislature took action on the remaining major pieces of … [Read more...]
Legislative Update – April 2019
April 11, 2019 by
The Kansas Legislature adjourned on April 5th for their spring recess and will return on May 1st for the Veto Session. Significant issues remain for the Legislature to address when they return, including a general budget and needed tax … [Read more...]
Legislative Update – March 2019
March 21, 2019 by
SB 22 – Itemized Deductions SB 22 is a large tax bill containing a priority issue for KAR, which changes Kansas tax law to allow Kansas taxpayers the ability to take state-level itemized deductions regardless of whether they itemize or take the … [Read more...]
Kansas Tax Policy Impacts Homeowners: Update On Legislation To Protect Deductions
March 6, 2019 by
Click on image for larger version. The last week of February, legislation to protect Kansans’ ability to deduct mortgage interest on their state taxes, advanced again at the Statehouse. SB 22, which contains these critical provisions, … [Read more...]
Tax Package Narrowly Fails On House Floor On Last Day Of 2018 Session
May 8, 2018 by
The Kansas Legislature has adjourned for the 2018 legislative session after narrowly failing to pass a large tax package on the House floor. Senate Substitute for HB 2228 failed 59-59 (needed 63 votes) on the House floor on Friday, May 4th, after … [Read more...]
Background Briefing on Kansas Itemized Deductions
April 30, 2018 by
The Kansas Association of REALTORS® (KAR) strongly supports legislation which would allow Kansas income tax filers to take advantage of Kansas itemized deductions regardless of whether they itemize or take the standard deduction on their federal … [Read more...]
