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Minutes for SB444 - Committee on Assessment and Taxation
Short Title
Decreasing the sales and use tax rate on food and food ingredients.
Minutes Content for Tue, Mar 20, 2018
Chairperson Tyson opened a hearing on SB444.
Adam Siebers presented to the Committee an explanation of SB444. (Attachment 6) He stood for questions.
Ranking Minority Member Holland presented testimony to the Committee in support of SB444 by providing information concerning Kansas' high taxation rate on food. (Attachment 7 He stood for questions.
Written only testimony presented to the Committee in support of SB444 was provided by Dave Trabert, Kansas Policy Institute (Attachment 8); Heidi Holliday, Kansas Center for Economic Growth (Attachment 9); Amanda Gress, Kansas Action for Children (Attachment 10); Ashley Jones-Wisner, kcHealthykids (Attachment 11); Jeannette Pryor, Kansas Catholic Conference (Attachment 12); and Kim Criner, Douglas County Food Policy Council (Attachment 13).
No testimony neutral or in opposition to SB444 was presented to the Committee.
When all questions from the Committee were answered, Chairperson Tyson closed the hearing on SB444.
