Division of the Budget
Landon State Office Building Phone: (785) 296-2436
900 SW Jackson Street, Room 504 adam.c.proffitt@ks.gov
Topeka, KS 66612 Division of the Budget http://budget.kansas.gov
Adam Proffitt, Director Laura Kelly, Governor


March 6, 2023


The Honorable Adam Smith, Chairperson
House Committee on Taxation
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 346-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Smith:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2364 by Representative V. Miller, et al.
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2364 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
Under current law, in Tax Year 2022, the first $40,000 of appraised residential property
valuation is exempt from the 20-mill property tax. Then, in Tax Year 2023 and in each subsequent
year, the $40,000 exemption amount is adjusted to reflect the average percentage change in the
statewide residential valuation for the preceding ten years. HB 2364 would exempt the first
$65,000 of appraised residential property valuation in Tax Year 2024, with subsequent annual
adjustments based on the average percentage change in the statewide residential valuation for the
preceding ten years. The bill would become effective on January 1, 2024.
According to the Department of Revenue, with the enactment of HB 2364, raising the
exemption to $65,000 in Tax Year 2024 (FY 2025) would reduce revenues generated from the 20-
mill school levy by approximately $55.6 million, $58.8 million in FY 2026, and $62.3 million in
FY 2027.
The Division of the Budget notes that the estimated reduction in revenues from the 20-mill
school levy would require an offsetting appropriation for State Foundation Aid from the State
General Fund to keep the Base Aid for Student Excellence (BASE) in the school finance formula
at $5,421 for FY 2025, as included in The FY 2024 Governor’s Budget Report. If HB 2364 would
be enacted without a corresponding increase to the State General Fund appropriation for State
Foundation Aid, the Department of Education would have to prorate the BASE by reducing state
aid to school districts by approximately $81 per weighted FTE student, using an estimated 682,380
weighted FTE students (excluding weighting for special education FTE students) in FY 2025
The Honorable Adam Smith, Chairperson
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($55,600,000 / 682,380 FTE students = $81 proration). Any fiscal effect associated with HB 2364
is not reflected in The FY 2024 Governor’s Budget Report.


Sincerely,

Adam Proffitt
Director of the Budget

cc: Lynn Robinson, Department of Revenue
Craig Neuenswander, Department of Education


Statutes affected:
As introduced: 79-201x