Kansas House dramatically amends bill aimed at constraining local property tax increases

Kansas House moves closer to adopting bill increasing the public's ability to block cities and counties from raising property taxes more than 3% annually.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 725

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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TOPEKA — The Kansas House voted Wednesday to alter significant provisions of a bipartisan property tax reform bill granting the public a direct voice in decisions by local government to raise property taxes more than 3% annually.

The House agreed to an amendment lowering by half the signature threshold on protest petitions used to block a city or county from exceeding the cap. The House also passed an amendment deleting a $60 million state fund …

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