SB117 • 2026

Expanding the property tax exemption for Strother field airport property.

Taxes

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Last action: 2025-03-20
Official status: Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 111, Nay 7, Absent 7
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Expanding the property tax exemption for Strother field airport property.

What This Bill Does

Expanding the property tax exemption for Strother field airport property.

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Bill History

2025-03-20 House
Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 111, Nay 7, Absent 7
2025-03-20 House
Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted; —
2025-03-20 House
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
2025-03-12 House
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Taxation
2025-03-06 House
Hearing: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 346-S event
2025-02-19 House
Referred to House Committee on Taxation
2025-02-19 House
Received and Introduced
2025-02-19 Senate
Final Action - Passed; Yea 39, Nay 1
2025-02-18 Senate
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
2025-02-14 Senate
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Commerce

Official Summary Text

Expanding the property tax exemption for Strother field airport property.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL No. 117
AN ACT concerning aviation; relating to economic development; expanding the property
tax exemption for Strother field airport property; amending K.S.A. 79-201r and
repealing the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 79-201r is hereby amended to read as follows:
79-201r. For all taxable years commencing after December 31, 1991,
the Strother field airport commission and the political subdivisions
comprising the Strother field airport commission shall be exempt from
the payment of ad valorem taxes levied by the state and any other
political or taxing subdivision of the state on property owned by it prior
to and on January 1, 1992 the Strother field airport commission or the
political subdivisions comprising the Strother field airport commission
and depicted on the airport's federally approved airport layout plan
whether used for aviation-related purposes, to promote aviation
commerce or to provide revenue to operate all Strother field
components and activities. Such property shall be, and is hereby,
exempt from all property or ad valorem taxes levied under the laws of
the state of Kansas . All property taxes, including any penalties and
interest accrued thereon, imposed upon any property herein described
for all taxable years commencing prior to January 1, 1992, are hereby
declared to be cancelled but any such amounts paid in any such year
shall not be refunded.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 79-201r is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
I hereby certify that the above BILL originated in the
SENATE, and passed that body
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President of the Senate.
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Secretary of the Senate.

Passed the HOUSE ________________________
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Speaker of the House.
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Chief Clerk of the House.
APPROVED ____________________________
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Governor.