Minutes for SB79 - Committee on Assessment and Taxation

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

Revisor Amelia Kovar-Donohue provided a summary of the bill.(Attachment 20)

Proponent in-person testimony: Senator David Haley (Attachment 21) (Attachment 22)

Jeff Culbertson, Leavenworth County Commissioner (Attachment 23)

Proponent written testimony: Mayor Tyrone Garner, Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS (Attachment 24)

Jay Hall, Kansas Association of Counties (Attachment 25)

Meeting suspended at 10:24 AM

Meeting reconvened at 12:03 PM in 144-S. Senator Claeys was excused.

Opponent written testimony: Eric Stafford, Kansas Chamber (Attachment 26)

Jason Watkins, Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce (Attachment 27)

Ganon Evans, Kansas Policy Institute (Attachment 28)

Neutral testimony: None

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