The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee postponed action on Senate Bill 51 after a senator said they needed time to prepare amendments, and discussed Senate Bill 52, which would create the Kansas Film and Digital Media Production Act and offer tax incentives for film and digital media projects.

A committee member asked for a delay on Senate Bill 51, saying: “I have some concerns and I have some meetings and some possible amendments that I haven't had an opportunity to get ready yet.” The chair accepted the request and the committee did not take final action on SB51 during the session.

Committee staff summarized SB52. “Senate Bill number 52 would create the Kansas Film and Digital Media Production Act,” the staff member told the committee, describing two components: an income tax credit and a sales tax exemption intended to develop the film and digital media industry in Kansas. The staff synopsis said the income tax credit would run for a 10‑year period beginning in 2025; the synopsis also stated the sales tax exemption would end after 2024 (the transcript contains a date reference that appears garbled for the credit’s end date and the committee did not provide a corrected end date during the hearing).

Senator Tyson asked for clarification of the sales‑tax exemption scope, noting it appears broad and asking whether items such as meals would be exempt if purchased for a certified production. The staff member replied that definitions in the bill limit which production and post‑production expenditures qualify and that the Secretary of Commerce may place limits on the sales‑tax exemption when approving projects.

Senator Tyson indicated he intends to offer amendments; he described one conceptual change he might propose: deleting the transferability of the income tax credit. The committee did not act on those amendments at the hearing and agreed to reconvene to continue work: the chair set a follow‑up meeting for Monday at 1:30 p.m.

Ending: No final votes were recorded on SB51 or SB52 in this session. SB51 was postponed at the request of a senator for further meetings and amendment work; SB52 received a staff synopsis and generated questions about the scope and limits of sales‑tax exemptions and the transferability of the income tax credit, and committee members scheduled further consideration.