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Minutes for SB319 - Committee on Assessment and Taxation

Short Title

Providing for a property tax rebate for certain real property used for residential or commercial and industrial purposes when such property sells in a qualifying sale for less than 97% of the county appraised value.

Minutes Content for Wed, Jan 21, 2026

Hearing on SB319 opened.

Amelia Kovar-Donohue, Assistant Revisor of Statutes, provided a summary of the bill (Attachment 3)

Proponent in person testimony:  Senator Mike Thompson (Attachment 4)

Proponent written only testimony: Debbie Detmer, Shawnee (Attachment 5)

Beverly Lacey, Overland Park (Attachment 6)

Jeff Levine, Overland Park (Attachment 7)

Lyn Levine, Overland Park (Attachment 8)

Jill O’Connor, Overland Park (Attachment 9)

Lauren Shiffman, Lenexa (Attachment 10)

Eric Stafford, representing Kansas Chamber (Attachment 11)

Opponent in person testimony:  Jay Hall, representing Kansas Association of Counties (Attachment 12)

Opponent written only testimony:  Spencer Duncan, representing League of Kansas Municipalities (Attachment 13)

Neutral in person testimony:  Martha Smith, representing Kansas Manufactured Housing Association (Attachment 14)

Neutral written only testimony: None 

Hearing on SB319 closed.