# Kansas HB 2044: Providing a income tax subtraction modification for amounts received as compensation for serving in the armed forces and providing that a person shall not lose eligibility for a homestead property tax refund claim or the selective assistance for effective senior relief (SAFESR) income tax credit if the appraised valuation of the homestead subsequently exceeds $350,000 after qualifying in a previous tax year.

Kansas HB 2044, Providing a income tax subtraction modification for amounts received as compensation for serving in the armed forces and providing that a person shall not lose eligibility for a homestead property tax refund claim or the selective assistance for effective senior relief (SAFESR) income tax credit if the appraised valuation of the homestead subsequently exceeds $350,000 after qualifying in a previous tax year., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Insurance; status vetoed, last action 2026-04-10 (Conference committee report now available); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2044
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Providing a income tax subtraction modification for amounts received as compensation for serving in the armed forces and providing that a person shall not lose eligibility for a homestead property tax refund claim or the selective assistance for effective senior relief (SAFESR) income tax credit if the appraised valuation of the homestead subsequently exceeds $350,000 after qualifying in a previous tax year.
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Conference committee report now available
- Sponsor: Committee on Insurance
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on financial institutions and insurance, house committee on insurance
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 8 (602 yes, 26 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Committee on Insurance

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 116 Nay: 4 | pass | 116 | 4 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 105 Nay: 9 | pass | 105 | 9 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 116 | 4 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-07 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 105 | 9 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2026-04-10: Conference committee report now available (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted (House)
- 2026-04-10: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 116, Nay 4, Absent 5 (House)
- 2026-04-10: Engrossed on Monday, April 13, 2026 (House)
- 2026-04-10: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 17, 2026 (House)
- 2026-04-10: Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Monday, April 27, 2026 (House)
- 2026-04-10: No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained (House)
- 2026-04-09: Rep. Daniel Hawkins and Rep. Chris Croft are appointed to replace Rep. Adam Smith and Rep. Carl Turner on the Conference Committee (House)
- 2026-04-09: Sen. Ty Masterson and Sen. Chase Blasi are appointed to replace Sen. Caryn Tyson and Sen. Virgil Peck on the Conference Committee (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Rep. Adam Smith, Rep. Carl Turner, and Rep. Tom Sawyer are appointed to replace Rep. Bill Sutton, Rep. Brian Bergkamp, and Rep. Cindy Neighbor on the Conference Committee (House)
- 2026-03-27: Sen. Caryn Tyson, Sen. Virgil Peck, and Sen. Ethan Corson are appointed to replace Sen. Brenda Dietrich, Sen. Michael Fagg, and Sen. Marci Francisco on the Conference Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Bill Sutton, Rep. Brian Bergkamp and Rep. Cindy Neighbor (House)
- 2025-03-20: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Brenda Dietrich, Sen. Michael Fagg and Sen. Marci Francisco appointed as conferees (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing: Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 9:30 AM — Room 546-S (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Final Action - Passed; Yea 105, Nay 9, Absent 11 (House)
- 2025-02-07: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by House Committee on Insurance (House)
- 2025-01-29: Hearing: Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 218-N (House)
- 2025-01-21: Introduced (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to House Committee on Insurance (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended by Senate Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2044/hb2044_01_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2044/hb2044_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2044/hb2044_enrolled.pdf)

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- SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed)
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- SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed)
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## Sources
- [As Amended by Senate Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2044/hb2044_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2044/hb2044_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2044/hb2044_enrolled.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026)
- [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026)
- [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026)
- [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026)
- [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026)
- [HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2044-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).