Lawmakers file slate of tax relief bills targeting housing, income, education costs
Bipartisan proposals address affordable housing, earned income credit, college tuition, property tax relief
TOPEKA — Kansas legislators introduced more than a dozen tax relief bills Monday covering housing affordability, income taxes and education expenses.
Housing-focused measures include HB 2619, which would exempt affordable housing construction materials from sales tax, and HB 2621, which would create a property tax exemption for affordable housing owned by nonprofit organizations. HB 2630 would allow local governments to levy an additional liquor tax to fund property tax reductions. HB 2631 would increase the school levy exemption for residential property.
Income tax proposals include HB 2620, which would increase the Earned Income Tax Credit, and HB 2629, which would raise the standard deduction. HB 2628 would create a refundable tax credit for tuition payments and fees at postsecondary institutions. HB 2632 would expand homestead property tax refund eligibility for seniors and disabled veterans by increasing household income and appraised value thresholds.
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