Legal Opinion

Attorney General Opinion No.

Kansas Attorney General Reports

Decided November 30, 2007Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable BARBARA P. ALLEN State Senator, 8th District 9851 Ash Drive Overland Park, Kansas 66207

Dear Senator Allen:

You ask for our opinion on 2007 House Bill No. 2543 (HB 2543) and whether we believe its terms are constitutional. Specifically, you ask us to consider whether it fails the four part test articulated by the Kansas Supreme Court in State ex rel. Tomasic v. City of KansasCity1 or whether the provisions of the bill violate the uniform and equal provisions in the Kansas Constitution, Article 11, § 1.

HB 2543 essentially provides that new residential property built and owned by a…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Tomasic v. City of Kansas CitySupreme Court of Kansas · 1985
  2. In Re Tax Application of Lietz Constr. Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 2002
  3. Topeka Cemetery Ass'n v. SchnellbacherSupreme Court of Kansas · 1975
  4. State Ex Rel. Stephan v. MartinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1980
  5. In Re Tax Exemption Application of Central Illinois Public Services Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 2003

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