Understanding What Elimination Requires
The short version — plus where to go next
Kansas's constitution currently requires property tax — so eliminating it isn't a simple bill the Legislature can pass on its own. It takes a constitutional amendment, which has two steps:
- The Legislature refers it. A resolution needs a two-thirds majority in both chambers in the same session — 84 votes in the House, 27 in the Senate. Kansas has no citizen initiative process, so this is the only door.
- Voters decide. Once referred, it goes to a statewide vote (or special election) and passes with a simple majority.
Clearing that legislative threshold is only half the question. Property tax raises roughly $6.2 billion a year in Kansas, almost all of it spent locally by schools, counties, and cities — so any real proposal also has to say, specifically, what replaces that money.
Our position is that property tax should be eliminated entirely — not reduced, capped, or restructured. See About This Educational Guide for how we try to separate that position from the factual material throughout this guide.
Where to Go From Here
- Want the full constitutional process, plus what's actually been tried in Kansas recently? → The Path to Repeal
- Want to see the real replacement-revenue numbers? → The Replacement Revenue Math
- Want to know what happened when other states tried this? → How Other States Have Tried This
- Want to see what an amendment resolution actually looks like on paper? → Amendment Language & Legislative Mechanics
← Back: How Property Tax Works | Next: The Path to Repeal →
See The Path to Repeal for full detail and citations, and Sources for the underlying government records.