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Minutes for HB2529 - Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
Short Title
Amending STAR bonds by adding rural redevelopment projects and major business and medical facilities, increasing certain project investment and sales requirements, adding a return on investment analysis and other requirements and approvals by the secretary and extending the sunset date.
Minutes Content for Mon, Feb 17, 2020
Chairperson Tarwater opened the hearing on HB2529 and recognized Charles Reimer, Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes to give an overview of the bill. Revisor Reimer answered questions from Committee members.
Chairperson Tarwater recognized Cliff Illig, Co-founder of CERNER, who spoke in favor of the bill. (Attachment 1)
Other conferees who supported this bill were:
Korb Maxwell, Polsinelli PC (Attachment 2)
David Soffer, Legislative & Policy Director, Kansas Department of Commerce (Attachment 3)
Amanda Stanley, General Counsel, The League of Kansas Municipalities (Attachment 4)
Jim Zaleski, Advocacy Chair, Travel Industry Association of Kansas (Attachment 5)
Mike Taylor, Public Relations Director, Unified Government, Wyandotte County (Attachment 6)
The conferees stood for questions.
The following individuals provided written-only testimony:
Jay Hall, Kansas Association of Counties (Attachment 7)
Michael Koss, City Hall, Overland Park, Kansas (Attachment 8)
Troy Unruh, Mayor, Garden City, Kansas (Attachment 9)
Usha Reddi, Mayor, City of Manhattan (Attachment 10)
Cherise Tieben, City Manager, Dodge City, Kansas (Attachment 11)
Kevin Walker, Senior Vice President of Public Policy, Overland Park Chamber of Commerce (Attachment 12)
Robert Layton, City Manager, Wichita, Kansas (Attachment 13)
Tim Danneberg, City of Olathe (Attachment 14)
Tim McKee, CEO, Olathe Chamber of Commerce (Attachment 15)
Jason P. Watkins, Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce (Attachment 16)
Oral opponents to HB2529 were:
Michael Austin, Director, Center for Entrepreneurial Government, Kansas Policy Institute (Attachment 17)
Elizabeth Patton, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (Attachment 18)
Conferees stood for questions.
There were no written-only opponents or oral neutrals.
A piece of written-only neutral testimony was received from:
John Jenks, Director, Public Policy, The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce (Attachment 19)
Chairperson Tarwater thanked the conferees for attending and for their testimony.
Chairperson Tarwater closed the hearing on HB2529.
The meeting adjourned at 3:15 p.m.
The next meeting of the House Commerce, Labor, and Economic Development Committee is scheduled for February 18, 2020.
