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Minutes for HB2727 - Committee on Taxation
Short Title
Requiring the repeal or suspension of existing sales tax exemption when implementing any new exemption, providing for a sales tax exemption for envision, inc. and friends of hospice of Jefferson county and imposing sales tax on certain services.
Minutes Content for Thu, Mar 12, 2020
Chairperson Johnson opened the hearing for HB2727 and recognized Adam Siebers who provided an overview on HB2727 (Attachment 48). Mr. Siebers stood for questions from Committee members.
Kathleen Smith provided an overview on the fiscal note for HB2727 stating the bill will increase state revenue fund by $5.6 million in fiscal year 2021. Of that total the State General Fund is estimated to increase by $4.7 million in FY2021 and by $11.7 million in FY2022. The State Highway Fund is estimated to increase by $914,665 in FY2021 and by $2.2 million in FY2022.
Proponents:
Representative Jack Thimesch, 114th District (Attachment 49)
Representative Ron Ellis, 47th District (Attachment 50)
Mark Eaton, Envision (Attachment 51)
Karen Weichert, Midland Care PACE (Attachment 52)
The conferees stood for questions from Committee members.
Opponents:
Molly Fox, Goodwill Industries of Kansas, Inc. (Attachment 53)
DeJuan Bonds, Purple Label, Overland Park, Kansas (Attachment 54)
Jeri Bryant, Licensed Barber and Instructor (Attachment 55)
Natalie Bright, Kansas Nonprofit Coalition (Attachment 56)
Kelly Robbins, Sunsations Tanning Salon (Attachment 57)
Lori Ferguson, Licensed Barber (Attachment 58)
Brian Kinzie, Barber, Edna, Kansas (Attachment 59)
Liz Workman and Joy Wheeler, Girl Scouts, Kansas Heartland, NE Kansas and NW Missouri (Attachment 60)
From the audience, Bruce Williamson, Barber; Rashida Bond, Hair Stylist; and Darrell Jones, Barber spoke in opposition to the bill. No testimony submitted.
Conferees stood for questions from the Committee.
Written testimony was presented by the following:
Sean Miller, Kansas Building Industry (Attachment 61)
Gail Cozadd, Kansas Children's Service League (Attachment 62)
Michael Austin, Kansas Policy Institute (Attachment 63)
Shannon Wickliffe, Kids TLB (Attachment 64)
Edward J. Lada, Jr., Goodwill Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas (Attachment 65)
Melina Norton, Suntanning Association (Attachment 66)
Eric Stafford, Kansas Chamber (Attachment 67)
Chairperson Johnson thanked the conferees for their testimony and closed the hearing on HB2727.
Meeting adjourned at 5:35 pm. The next House Taxation meeting is scheduled for March 16, 2020.
