# Kansas SCR 1603: Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to value residential real property, commercial and industrial real property and mobile homes personal property based on the fair market value or average fair market value and providing that the legislature may provide by law for the freezing of property tax valuations for owner-occupied residential property of qualifying seniors.

Kansas SCR 1603, Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to value residential real property, commercial and industrial real property and mobile homes personal property based on the fair market value or average fair market value and providing that the legislature may provide by law for the freezing of property tax valuations for owner-occupied residential property of qualifying seniors., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Beverly Gossage (Republican), Brad Starnes (Republican), Caryn Tyson (Republican) and 15 others; status failed, last action 2026-04-09 (Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Ty Masterson, Sen. Chase Blasi and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as third conferees); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas SCR 1603
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to value residential real property, commercial and industrial real property and mobile homes personal property based on the fair market value or average fair market value and providing that the legislature may provide by law for the freezing of property tax valuations for owner-occupied residential property of qualifying seniors.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-15
- Last action: 2026-04-09, Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Ty Masterson, Sen. Chase Blasi and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as third conferees
- Sponsors: Beverly Gossage (Republican), Brad Starnes (Republican), Caryn Tyson (Republican), Chase Blasi (Republican), Craig Bowser (Republican), J.R. Claeys, Jeff Klemp (Republican), Joseph Claeys (Republican), Kellie Warren (Republican), Larry Alley (Republican), Michael Murphy (Republican), Mike Petersen (Republican), Mike Thompson (Republican), Renee Erickson (Republican), Rick Kloos (Republican), Tim Shallenburger (Republican), Ty Masterson (Republican), Virgil Peck (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: house committee on taxation, senate committee on assessment and taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (317 yes, 209 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: Beverly Gossage (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Brad Starnes (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Caryn Tyson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Chase Blasi (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Craig Bowser (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: J.R. Claeys
- Sponsor: Jeff Klemp (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Joseph Claeys (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Kellie Warren (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Larry Alley (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Michael Murphy (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Mike Petersen (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Mike Thompson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Renee Erickson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Rick Kloos (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Tim Shallenburger (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Ty Masterson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Virgil Peck (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Conference Committee Report not adopted | pass | 69 | 54 |   |
| 2026-03-27 | House | Conference Committee Report not adopted | fail | 59 | 63 |   |
| 2026-03-19 | House | Emergency Final Action - Adopted as amended by Required 2/3 Majority | pass | 84 | 40 |   |
| 2026-03-19 | House | Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Blake Carpenter was adopted | pass | 77 | 41 |   |
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | Final Action - Adopted as amended by required 2/3 Majority | pass | 28 | 11 |   |

## Actions (37)

- 2026-04-09: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Ty Masterson, Sen. Chase Blasi and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as third conferees (Senate)
- 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: Conference committee report now available (House)
- 2026-04-09: Conference Committee Report not adopted; Yea 69, Nay 54, Absent 2 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Motion to Reconsider Failed (House)
- 2026-03-27: Conference committee report now available (House)
- 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Adam Smith, Rep. Carl Turner and Rep. Tom Sawyer appointed as second conferees (House)
- 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Caryn Tyson, Sen. Virgil Peck and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as second conferees (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Conference committee report now available (House)
- 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report not adopted; Yea 59, Nay 63, Absent 3 (House)
- 2026-03-27: Motion to Reconsider Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report not adopted; Rep. Adam Smith, Rep. Carl Turner and Rep. Tom Sawyer appointed as third conferees (House)
- 2026-03-23: Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Adam Smith, Rep. Carl Turner and Rep. Tom Sawyer appointed as conferees (House)
- 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House)
- 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Carl Turner (House)
- 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Carl Turner was adopted (House)
- 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Blake Carpenter (House)
- 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Blake Carpenter was adopted; Yea 77, Nay 41, Absent 7 (House)
- 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Samantha Poetter Parshall (House)
- 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Samantha Poetter Parshall was rejected (House)
- 2026-03-19: Emergency Final Action - Adopted as amended by Required 2/3 Majority; Yea 84, Nay 40, Absent 1 (House)
- 2026-03-19: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Caryn Tyson, Sen. Virgil Peck and Sen. Ethan Corson (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar (House)
- 2025-04-11: Committee Report recommending resolution be adopted as amended by House Committee on Taxation (House)
- 2025-02-11: Received and Introduced (House)
- 2025-02-11: Referred to House Committee on Taxation (House)
- 2025-02-06: Final Action - Adopted as amended by required 2/3 Majority; Yea 28, Nay 11, Absent 1 (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Larry Alley (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Larry Alley was adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Stephen Owens (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Stephen Owens was rejected (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Committee of the Whole - Be adopted as further amended (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Committee Report recommending resolution be adopted as amended by Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Hearing: Thursday, January 16, 2025, 9:30 AM — Room 548-S (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Referred to Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended by House Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/scr_1603/scr1603_03_0000.pdf)
- As Amended by Senate Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/scr_1603/scr1603_01_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/scr_1603/scr1603_00_0000.pdf)
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/scr_1603/scr1603_04_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/scr_1603/scr1603_02_0000.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Amended by House Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/scr_1603/scr1603_03_0000.pdf)
- [As Amended by Senate Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/scr_1603/scr1603_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/scr_1603/scr1603_00_0000.pdf)
- [{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/scr_1603/scr1603_04_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/scr_1603/scr1603_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-SCR1603-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).