Kansas Defense & Military Bills

Prohibiting certain conduct and improper collection of veterans benefits fees and requiring mandatory counseling concerning the benefit claims process.

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.

Designating a portion of I-35 as the deputy Sam Smith memorial highway and redesignating a current portion of the 35th infantry division memorial highway for I-35.

Requiring the secretary for children and families to enter into a memorandum of understanding with military organizations and create a referral process for children in need of care cases involving children of military personnel to provide families with services that a military family advocacy program offers.

Adding a citation to the code of federal regulations to the definition of veteran and disabled veteran.

Enacting the defend the guard act to prescribe when the Kansas national guard may be released from the state for active duty combat.

Creating the defend the guard act to establish when the Kansas national guard may be released into active duty combat.

Directing the state registrar of vital statistics to provide death certificates to survivors of deceased veterans with a service-connected disability that state in such certificates the relationship between the cause of death and the service-connected disability of such veterans.

Requiring veterans with a condition from military service to be offered diversion for certain offenses and expanding the mitigating factor for departure at sentencing for veterans.

Designating a portion of K-49 highway as the Pvt Michael E Gerber memorial highway

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.

Designating Kansas as a purple heart state, requiring the governor to proclaim August 7 of each year as purple heart day and urging veterans organizations to plan special activities in observance thereof.

Providing for a homestead property tax exemption for certain veterans and former law enforcement officers with service-connected disabilities.

Directing the capitol preservation committee to develop and approve plans for a registry kiosk of Kansas military forces killed in action or who died of wounds incurred during active duty to be placed within the state capitol.

Expanding permissive preference in private employment to include current servicemembers and eligible spouses.

Providing for a sales tax exemption for non-profit organizations serving students of United States military academies, alumni of such academies and families of students and alumni of such academies.

Recognizing the seriousness of the national debt and the threat to national security that such debt poses.

Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts received as compensation for members of the armed forces.

Designating a portion of United States highway 77 as the POW MIA memorial highway and bridge No. 82-14-6.88 (026) in Clay county as the POW MIA memorial bridge.

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.