Brief ⁽¹⁾

HB 2160 would amend KSA 79-2801 to provide that if a county has failed to initiate proceedings for a judicial tax foreclosure sale on property located within the corporate limits of a city and if the taxes on such property have remained delinquent for at least three years, the governing body of the city could initiate a tax foreclosure sale. Under such circumstances, the city governing body and the city attorney would have the same powers and duties as the board of county commissioners and the county counselor under the judicial tax foreclosure sale statutes. All other county officers would be required to perform the same duties required by law if such tax sales had been initiated by the county.

Background

Proponents of the bill included Representative Dahl, the City of Hillsboro, and the League of Kansas Municipalities.

1. *Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at http://www.ink.org/public/legislative/fulltext.cgi