EPISODE · Mar 14, 2026 · 27 MIN
Kansas Legislative Update - Week Nine
from Renew Kansas Biofuels Association's Kansas Legislative Update · host Renew Kansas Biofuels Association
Continued debate over property tax proposals dominated Week Nine of the 2026 Kansas Legislative Session. One of the week’s most notable developments involved SCR 1616, the Senate-approved constitutional amendment that would limit annual increases in the assessed value of real property to three (3) percent. The measure previously passed the Senate with a bipartisan two-thirds majority vote, but it encountered difficulty in the House. During debate in the House late in the week, the resolution failed overwhelmingly to advance to final action on a voice vote, leaving its future uncertain while it remains on the calendar for potential reconsideration.Committees remained active throughout the week, but much of the attention at the Statehouse focused on competing approaches to property tax relief and whether any proposal could secure enough support to advance before upcoming legislative deadlines. Next week, the House and Senate budget committees will likely begin meeting to discuss differences between the two chambers’ approved budgets for the coming years.With the session entering its final stretch and key calendar deadlines approaching in the coming weeks, lawmakers are expected to narrow their focus to priority legislation capable of advancing through both chambers.
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