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KS SB 52

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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 · upper

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Did KS SB 52 pass?

No. KS SB 52 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 52 about?

KS SB 52 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 SB 52?

Committee on Commerce is the primary sponsor of KS SB 52.

Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2026-04-10 — Died on House Calendar
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Commerceprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-04-10

    Died on House Calendar

    failure

  2. 2025-03-14

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Taxation

    committee-passage-favorable

  3. 2025-02-20

    Received and Introduced

    introduction

  4. 2025-02-20

    Referred to House Committee on Taxation

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-19

    Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 33, Nay 7

    passage

  6. 2025-02-18

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

    passage

  7. 2025-02-18

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

    passage

  8. 2025-02-14

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Commerce

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-01-22

    Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce

    referral-committee

  10. 2025-01-21

    Introduced

    introduction

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/SB52/

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