What Kansas actually pays
No statewide film incentive. City or county programs may still apply.
What qualifies
No statewide film incentive currently available in Kansas. SB 52 (2025) would create the Kansas Film and Digital Media Production Development Program (transferable credits up to $10M/yr, ≥10% reserved for KS-based companies) but has not been enacted.
Other state programs
Separate incentives Kansas runs alongside the headline program. Each has its own base, rules and application — the rates here are the programs' own, not additions to the rate above.
Transient guest tax exemption for stays over 28 consecutive days
Minimum spend: N/A
How to apply
No application — no active statewide program. Monitor the Kansas Department of Commerce and SB 52 (or a successor bill) for any future launch.
The rule to remember
No KS film incentive. SB 52 passed the Senate 33-7 (Feb 2025) but died on the House calendar Apr 10 2026; HB 2038 died in committee. Nothing pending until a new 2027 bill.
Common questions
- Does Kansas have a film tax incentive?
- Kansas has no statewide film incentive as of our last review on 2026-10-14. City or county programs may still apply, and neighboring states often do offer programs worth structuring around.
Verify before you budget. These figures come from our own incentives database and each shows when it was last reviewed — but programs change between funding cycles and legislative sessions. Confirm with the film office, or ask us, before a number goes into a budget.
Compare with
Programs in a similar rate band. The mechanism matters as much as the percentage — a transferable credit at 30% is not the same money as a cash grant at 30%.
Maine
5%Non-transferable creditJamaica
10%RebateArizona
15%up to 20%Refundable creditGeorgia
20%Transferable credit
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Tracking changes to this program?
We re-verify Kansas against the film office and the statute, and write when something moves that would change a budget. One email, no cadence you didn't ask for.