HB 2385

Kansas House bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 9, 2026.

HB2385 - Authorizing cities and counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question and to levy such tax if approved by the electors of a city or county, requiring resubmission of the question, if approved, to the electors every 10 years, allowing certain credits and exemptions against the tax, providing for deductions by public and private employers of the tax from employee earnings and providing that revenue from any such tax be pledged for certain purposes.

Bill ID KS-2025-2026-HB-2385
Session 2025-2026
Status in_committee
Committee Taxation
House in_committee 2026-02-09
Elections / Voting Labor / Employment Tax / Budget / Appropriations
Summary

Authorizing cities and counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question and to levy such tax if approved by the electors of a city or county, requiring resubmission of the question, if approved, to the electors every 10 years, allowing certain credits and exemptions against the tax, providing for deductions by public and private employers of the tax from employee earnings and providing that revenue from any such tax be pledged for certain purposes.

Sponsor
House Committee on Taxation
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-02-14 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-09 Status in_committee
2026-02-09 Latest Action Hearing: Monday, February 9, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 346-S
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