# Kansas SB 434: House Substitute for SB 434 by Committee on Taxation - Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals and discontinuing the sales tax exemption for purchases made by certain qualifying military veterans.

Kansas SB 434, House Substitute for SB 434 by Committee on Taxation - Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals and discontinuing the sales tax exemption for purchases made by certain qualifying military veterans., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Federal and State Affairs; status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Died in Conference); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas SB 434
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: House Substitute for SB 434 by Committee on Taxation - Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals and discontinuing the sales tax exemption for purchases made by certain qualifying military veterans.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Died in Conference
- Sponsor: Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: house committee on taxation, senate committee on senate select committee on veterans affairs
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (328 yes, 0 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 Federal and State Affairs
- Cosponsor: Committee on Taxation

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 124 Nay: 0 | pass | 124 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed | pass | 124 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 40 | 0 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2026-04-10: Died in Conference (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Caryn Tyson, Sen. Virgil Peck and Sen. Ethan Corson (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Adam Smith, Rep. Carl Turner and Rep. Tom Sawyer appointed as conferees (House)
- 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed (House)
- 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed (House)
- 2026-03-18: Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted (House)
- 2026-03-18: Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1 (House)
- 2026-03-09: Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Taxation (House)
- 2026-02-25: Hearing: Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 346-S (House)
- 2026-02-13: Received and Introduced (House)
- 2026-02-13: Referred to House Committee on Taxation (House)
- 2026-02-11: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. William Clifford (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. William Clifford was adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Hearing: Thursday, February 5, 2026, 12:00 PM — Room 144-S (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended by Senate Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_434/sb434_01_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_434/sb434_00_0000.pdf)
- H Sub for: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_434/sb434_03_0000.pdf)
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_434/sb434_02_0000.pdf)

## Related bills

- 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)
- SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed)
- 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)
- HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed)
- HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law)
- HB 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts received as compensation for members of the armed forces. (failed)

## Sources
- [As Amended by Senate Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_434/sb434_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_434/sb434_00_0000.pdf)
- [H Sub for (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_434/sb434_03_0000.pdf)
- [{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_434/sb434_02_0000.pdf)

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- [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 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts rece…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2036-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB434-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).