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Minutes for HB2559 - Committee on Taxation
Short Title
Allowing part-time national guard and reservist members an exemption from vehicle property tax.
Minutes Content for Thu, Mar 15, 2018
Mr. Wells provided an overview on HB2559 which concerns property tax exemption for up to two motor vehicles for certain members of the military national guard or US Reserve forces. As the bill is currently written, members of the guard or reserve are required to be full time active and this would would change to require those particular members be current members in good standing of the Kansas army or air national guard or a Kansas unit of the reserve forces of the United States. Mr. Wells stood for questions from the Committee.
Representative Jesse Burris testified as a proponent for HB2559 (Attachment 4). Mr. Burris stood for questions from the Committee.
Troy Abel, Chief Master Sergeant in the Kansas National Guard testified as a proponent for HB2559 (Attachment 5). Mr. Abel stood for questions from the Committee.
Written testimony was submitted by James Franko, Kansas Policy Institute submitted written testimony in opposition to HB2559 (Attachment 6).
Hearing closed for HB2559.
