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KS HB 2038

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Enacting the Kansas film and digital media industry production development act, providing a tax credit and sales tax exemption to incentivize film, video and digital media production in Kansas, establishing a program to be administered by the secretary of commerce for the purpose of developing such production in Kansas and requiring the secretary of commerce to issue reports to the legislature regarding the program.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did KS HB 2038 pass?

No. KS HB 2038 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-04-10): Died in Committee

What is KS HB 2038 about?

KS HB 2038 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Enacting the Kansas film and digital media industry production development act, providing a tax credit and sales tax exemption to incentivize film, video and digital media production in Kansas, establishing a program to be administered by the secretary of commerce for the purpose of developing such production in Kansas and requiring the secretary of commerce to issue reports to the legislature regarding the program.”.

Who sponsors KS HB 2038?

Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development is the primary sponsor of KS HB 2038.

Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2026-04-10 — Died in Committee
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Developmentprimary

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-10

    Died in Committee

    failure

  2. 2025-01-21

    Introduced

    introduction

  3. 2025-01-21

    Referred to House Committee on Taxation

    referral-committee

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2038/

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