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Minutes for HB2315 - Committee on Taxation
Short Title
Income tax, rates, modifications, credits; cigarettes and tobacco products, rates; alcoholic beverages, liquor enforcement, rates; business entities, filing fees.
Minutes Content for Thu, Feb 16, 2017
Chairperson Johnson opened the hearing on HB2315.
Scott Wells, Assistant Revisor provided an overview on HB2315. (Attachment 1)
Shelae Harris, March of Dimes testified as a proponent to HB2315. (Attachment 2)
Skip Dobbs, Healthy Communities Wyandotte testified on behalf of Gretchen Kunkel as a proponent to HB2315. (Attachment 3)
Hilary Gee, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network testified as a proponent to HB2315. (Attachment 4)
Dave Heinemann, American Heart Association testified on behalf of Kevin Walker as a proponent to HB2315. (Attachment 5)
Written testimony was presented in support of HB2315 by the following:
Sam Williams, Acting Secretary, Department of Revenue. (Attachment 6)
Bridget McCandless, Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City. (Attachment 7)
Jodi Radke, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (Attachment 8)
Leah Martin, American Lung Association (Attachment 9)
Dennis Cooley M.D., American Academy of Pediatrics - Kansas Chapter (Attachment 10)
Roy Jenson M.D., University of Kansas Cancer Center (Attachment 11)
Rick Cagan, National Alliance for Mental Illness (Attachment 12)
Lougene Marsh MPA, Johnson County Department of Health and Environment (Attachment 13)
Steve Coen, Kansas Health Foundation (Attachment 14)
Tanya Dorf Brunner, Oral Health Kansas (Attachment 15)
Carolyn Gaughon, Kansas Academy of Family Physicians (Attachment 16)
Opponents:
Tuck Duncan, Wine and Spirit Wholesalers Association testified in opposition to HB2315. (Attachment 17)
Phillip Bradley, Kansas Licensed Beverage Association testified in opposition to HB2315. (Attachment 18)
Aaron Rosenow, Kansas Association of Beverage Retailers testified in opposition to HB2315. (Attachment 19)
Kathy Sachs, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State testified in opposition to HB2315. (Attachment 20)
Tom Palace, Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association of Kansas testified in opposition to HB2315. (Attachment 21)
Written testimony in opposition to HB2315 was presented by the following.
Jason Watkins, Kansas Beer Wholesalers Association (Attachment 22) (Attachment 23) (Attachment 24)
Eric Stafford, Kansas Chamber of Commerce (Attachment 25)
Dave Trabert, Kansas Policy Institute (Attachment 26)
Daniel Murray, National Federation of Independent Business (Attachment 27)
Rich Marianos, Reynolds American, Inc. (Attachment 28)
Patrick Vogelsberg, Kansas Association of Realtors (Attachment 29)
Michael Garozzo, Garozzo's Ristorante & The Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association (Attachment 30)
Kevin Timmons, Nick and Jake's Restaurants (Attachment 31)
Steven Reynolds, Smith and Lomshek Holdings dba The Talk of the Town (Attachment 32
Heidi Holliday, Kansas City for Economic Growth (Attachment 33)
There being no other conferees, Chairperson Johnson closed the hearing on HB2315.
Meeting adjourned at 4:11 p.m.
Next meeting scheduled is February 20, 2017.
