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Kansas Changes to Property Valuations Amendment (2026)

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Kansas Changes to Property Valuations Amendment
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Election date
November 3, 2026
Topic
Property taxes
Status
Proposed
Type
Constitutional amendment
Origin
State legislature

The Kansas Changes to Property Valuations Amendment may appear on the ballot in Kansas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.[1]

The measure would amend the Kansas Constitution to change the process for residential, commercial, and industrial property valuation to an average of the fair market value over a set number of years determined by the state legislature.[2]

Text of measure

Full text

The full text of the amendment is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Kansas Constitution

A two-thirds vote is required during one legislative session for the Kansas State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 27 votes in the Kansas State Senate and 84 votes in the Kansas House of Representatives, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

House Concurrent Resolution 5011 (2025)

The following is the timeline of the constitutional amendment in the state legislature:

  • February 7, 2025: House Concurrent Resolution 5011 was introduced.[1]
  • March 7, 2025: The state House passed HCR 5011 in a vote of 117-4, with four not voting or absent.[1]
  • March 20, 2025: The state Senate passed a committee substitute of the resolution by a vote of 30-10.[1]


See also

  • Ballot measure lawsuits
  • Ballot measure readability
  • Ballot measure polls

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