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HB2090

Kansas Employee Emergency Savings Account (KEESA) Program

Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 9:52 AM

In one sentence

This bill creates a program for eligible Kansas employers to help workers save money in special bank accounts and offers tax credits to those employers.

What it does

  • Creates the KEESA program so eligible employers can set up emergency savings accounts for their employees.
  • Requires participating employers to make an initial deposit of at least $50 into each employee's account.
  • Allows employees to choose if they want to join and lets them have money taken from their paychecks to save more.
  • Gives eligible employers a tax credit equal to 50% of the first deposits, up to $50 per account, and 25% of extra matching funds, up to $325 per employee.
  • Requires employers to provide an app with financial education tools and send yearly reports on savings activity.

Who it affects

  • Employers in Kansas who have 250 or fewer employees
  • Employees at those companies who choose to join the program
  • The Secretary of Commerce, who manages applications for the program

Limits and unknowns

  • The program only works for tax years between 2025 and 2027.
  • Employers cannot get money back if the tax credit is larger than what they owe in taxes, but they can use the extra amount for up to two more years.

Plain language

Terms to know

Eligible employer
A business in Kansas with no more than 250 workers that pays state income or privilege tax.
Tax credit
An amount the government lets an employer subtract from the taxes they owe based on money put into employee savings accounts.
Payroll deduction
Money taken directly out of a worker's paycheck before it is paid to them, which goes into their savings account.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

Establishing the Kansas employee emergency savings account (KEESA) program to allow eligible employers to establish employee savings accounts, providing an income and privilege tax credit for certain eligible employer deposits to such employee savings accounts and providing a subtraction modification for certain employee deposits to such savings accounts.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Died in CommitteeHouse
  2. Hearing: Friday, February 28, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 346-S — CANCELED eventHouse
  3. Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic DevelopmentHouse
  4. IntroducedHouse