KS SB 402
deadModifying the definition of household income for the homestead property tax refund act, providing for one homestead property tax refund claim form and providing an eligibility exception for claimants who are required to live away from the homestead by reason of health or other hardship, increasing the homestead appraised value thresholds for certain homestead refund claim provisions, extending the period of time to file homestead claims and providing for an increase in the maximum refund allowed, providing that a person shall not lose eligibility for a homestead property tax refund claim or the SAFESR tax credit if the appraised valuation of the homestead subsequently exceeds the applicable threshold after qualifying in a previous tax year and modifying the household income threshold, providing a cost-of-living adjustment for purposes of the SAFESR tax credit and prohibiting tax sales of residential property for certain qualifying individuals for taxes owed on residential property.
Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did KS SB 402 pass?
No. KS SB 402 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-04-10): Died on House Calendar
What is KS SB 402 about?
KS SB 402 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Modifying the definition of household income for the homestead property tax refund act, providing for one homestead property tax refund claim form and providing an eligibility exception for claimants who are required to live away from the homestead by reason of health or other hardship, increasing the homestead appraised value thresholds for certain homestead refund claim provisions, extending the period of time to file homestead claims and providing for an increase in the maximum refund allowed, providing that a person shall not lose eligibility for a homestead property tax refund claim or the SAFESR tax credit if the appraised valuation of the homestead subsequently exceeds the applicable threshold after qualifying in a previous tax year and modifying the household income threshold, providing a cost-of-living adjustment for purposes of the SAFESR tax credit and prohibiting tax sales of residential property for certain qualifying individuals for taxes owed on residential property.”.
Who sponsors KS SB 402?
Committee on Assessment and Taxation is the primary sponsor of KS SB 402.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-27
- Latest action
- 2026-04-10 — Died on House Calendar
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Committee on Assessment and Taxationprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-10
Died on House Calendar
failure
2026-03-16
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Taxation
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-26
Received and Introduced
introduction
2026-02-26
Referred to House Committee on Taxation
referral-committee
2026-02-25
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
passage
2026-02-25
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Caryn Tyson
2026-02-25
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Caryn Tyson was adopted
passage
2026-02-25
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Marci Francisco
2026-02-25
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Marci Francisco was rejected
2026-02-25
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
passage
2026-02-25
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 39, Nay 1
passage
2026-02-16
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-28
Referred to Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation
referral-committee
2026-01-27
Introduced
introduction
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Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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