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Minutes for SB197 - Committee on Assessment and Taxation
Short Title
Reducing the sales tax rate on food and food ingredients.
Minutes Content for Thu, Mar 7, 2019
Chair Tyson opened the hearing on SB197.
Amelia Kovar-Donohue presented an overview of the bill and stood for questions. (Attachment 5)
Senator Holland testified as a proponent of the bill and stood for questions. (Attachment 6)
Written testimony in support of SB197 was submitted by:
Jon McCormick, Kansas Food Dealers Association (Attachment 7) ; Ashley Jones-Wisner, KC Healthy Kids, Inc. (Attachment 8)
Eric Stafford testified in opposition to the bill and stood for questions. (Attachment 9)
Written testimony opposing the bill was submitted by the following:
Scott Schneider, Kansas Restaurant and Hospitality Association (Attachment 10; John Donley, Kansas Farm Bureau (Attachment 11)
Andy Dougherty testified as neutral to the bill and stood for questions. (Attachment 12);
Written testimony neutral to the bill was submitted by the following:
Adrienne Olejnik, Kansas Action for Children (Attachment 13); and Mark Desetti, Kansas National Education Association,(Attachment 14)
When all questions from the Committee were answered, Chair Tyson closed the hearing on SB197.
