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Minutes for HB2668 - Committee on Taxation
Short Title
Sales tax exemption for sales of farm products sold at farmers' markets.
Minutes Content for Thu, Mar 8, 2018
Mr. Wells provided an overview on HB2668 stating it would provide a sales tax exemption for all sales of farms products sold at farmers' markets. Both the terms farm products and farmers' market are defined in the bill. The sales tax exemption would not apply to any person or entity with an estimated total annual sale of $25,000 or more from participating in Farmers' markets. Mr. Wells stood for questions from the Committee.
Representative Jeff Pittman testified as a proponent for HB2668 stating it is an economic incentive program for small farmers who are the backbone of the Kansas economy (Attachment 8). Representative Pittman stood for questions from the Committee.
Bill Kromer, President, Leavenworth Farmers' Market testified as a proponent for HB2668 (Attachment 9). Mr. Kromer stood for questions from the Committee.
Ralph Reida, Beekeeper, Farmers' Market Vendor testified as a proponent for HB2668 (Attachment 10). Mr. Reida stood for questions from the Committee.
Ashley Jones-Wisner, KC Healthy Kids testified as a proponent for HB2668 (Attachment 11). Ms. Wisner stood for questions from the Committee.
Thomas Alonzo, Urban Farmer and Board member of the Rosedale Farmers Market testified as a proponent for HB2668 (Attachment 12). Mr. Alonzo stood for questions from the Committee.
Written testimony was submitted as a proponent for HB2668 by the following:
Austin Reynolds, Green Thumbs Up, LLC (Attachment 13)
Brandon Johannes, Chamber of Commrce, Leavenworth and Lansing area (Attachment 14)
Rachel Pollock, KCK Farmers' Market (Attachment 15)
Sarah and Gage Werner, Walnut Valley Farmer's Market (Attachment 16)
Nathaniel Bjerke-Harvey, Piccalilli Farm (Attachment 17)
James H. Jones, Arkansas City resident (Attachment 18)
Judy Gilman, The Yeast We Can Do (Attachment 19)
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett, Kansas Farmers Union (Attachment 20)
Opponent:
Dave Trabert, Kansas Policy Institute submitted written testimony as an opponent for HB2668 (Attachment 21)
Hearing closed for HB2668.
