---
type: "Bill"
title: "Excluding owners of oil leases from having to file request for exemption with the board of tax appeals for property tax exemptions."
description: "Excluding owners of oil leases from having to file request for exemption with the board of tax appeals for property tax exemptions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 2440"
citation: "Kansas HB 2440 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-14"
last_action: "2026-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30a16ac5-d9a5-4bab-8b49-7f45031f0c11"
source_url: "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2440/"
source_hash: "198b0793f559e18fa5e04d9016e83baab6f2562ba02f36ca8e9c8e7f8cbf2aef"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ks"]
---

# Kansas HB 2440 (2025-2026) — Excluding owners of oil leases from having to file request for exemption with the board of tax appeals for property tax exemptions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2440/hb2440_00_0000.pdf)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2440/hb2440_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Committee on Taxation — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-04-09** Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-26** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026
- **2026-03-19** Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2026-03-17** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-13** Referred to Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2026-02-12** Final Action - Passed; Yea 119, Nay 0, Absent 6 `passage`
- **2026-02-11** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2026-02-09** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-14** Referred to House Committee on Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-14** Introduced `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/30a16ac5-d9a5-4bab-8b49-7f45031f0c11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).