HB 2385
Authorizing cities and counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question and to levy such tax if approved by the electors of a city or county, requiring resubmission of the question, if approved, to the electors every 10 years, allowing certain credits and exemptions against the tax, providing for deductions by public and private employers of the tax from employee earnings and providing that revenue from any such tax be pledged for certain purposes.
Bill Progress
Introduced
Committee
Committee Report
Floor Action
Opposite Chamber
Enrolled
Governor
House of Origin (House)
Second House (Senate)
To the Governor
Version
As Introduced
Authorizing cities and counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question and to levy such tax if approved by the electors of a city or county, requiring resubmission of the question, if approved, to the electors every 10 years, allowing certain credits and exemptions against the tax, providing for deductions by public and private employers of the tax from employee earnings and providing that revenue from any such tax be pledged for certain purposes.
Legislative History
Testimony & Minutes
House · Committee on Taxation 14
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Presenter | Organization | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2026 | View | Adam Siebers | Office of Revisor of Kansas Statutes | HB2385 Overview | |
| Feb 9, 2026 | View | Mike Taylor | Kansas County Commissioners Association | HB2385 Proponent | |
| Feb 9, 2026 | View | Jay Hall | Kansas Association of Counties | HB2385 Proponent | |
| Feb 9, 2026 | View | Misty Brown | County Couselor Leavenworth County | HB2385 Proponent | |
| Feb 9, 2026 | View | Representative Pam Curtis | Kansas House District 21 | HB2385 Proponent | |
| Feb 9, 2026 | View | Representative Sappington | Kansas House District 5 | HB2385 Opponent | |
| Feb 9, 2026 | View | Eric Stafford | Kansas Chamber | HB2385 Opponent | |
| Feb 9, 2026 | View | Dave Trabert | Kansas Policy | HB2385 Opponent | |
| Feb 9, 2026 | View | Daniel Murray | National Federation of Independent Business | HB2385 Opponent | |
| Feb 9, 2026 | View | Daniel Deisch | Kansas Citizen | HB2385 Opponent | |
| Feb 9, 2026 | View | Tanner Tempel | American for Prosperity | HB2385 Opponent | |
| Feb 9, 2026 | View | Joe Roger | Kansas Citizen | HB2385 Opponent | |
| Feb 9, 2026 | View | Mike Kelly | Military Officers Association of America | HB2385 Neutral | |
| Feb 9, 2026 | View | Spencer Duncan | League of Kansas Municipalities | HB2385 Neutral |