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HB2005

Veterans' Valor Property Tax Relief Act

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In one sentence

This bill creates a new income tax credit for eligible disabled veterans based on their property taxes and ends an existing sales tax break for certain military purchases.

What it does

  • Creates the Veterans' Valor Property Tax Relief Act to provide financial help through state income taxes.
  • Allows qualifying individuals to claim a credit equal to 50% of the property taxes they paid on their main home.
  • Gives cash refunds if the tax credit amount is larger than what the person owes in income taxes for that year.
  • Stops people from using this new credit if they already received other specific state homestead or senior relief benefits for the same property.
  • Removes a current law that gave sales tax exemptions on certain purchases made by qualifying military veterans.

Who it affects

  • Kansas residents who were honorably discharged from U.S. uniformed services
  • Veterans rated as having a 100% permanent and total service-connected disability or unemployability due to their service

Limits and unknowns

  • The text does not list specific dollar limits for how much credit an individual can receive.
  • The bill requires the Secretary of Revenue to create rules about what documents people must file to get this benefit, but those details are not in this text.

Plain language

Terms to know

Tax credit
An amount that lowers the income tax you owe dollar for dollar.
Refundable credit
A benefit where the government pays you cash if your credit is bigger than your total tax bill.
Ad valorem taxes
Taxes based on the value of property, such as a home or land.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals and discontinuing the sales tax exemption for purchases made by certain qualifying military veterans.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Died on CalendarHouse
  2. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on TaxationHouse
  3. Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to House Committee on TaxationHouse
  4. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on TaxationHouse
  5. Hearing: Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 346-S eventHouse
  6. Referred to House Committee on TaxationHouse
  7. IntroducedHouse
  8. Prefiled for Introduction on Friday, January 10, 2025House