Still hope for tax relief
GUEST COLUMN, Shannon Francis, 125th District Representative
Last week was long. The House didn’t adjourn until about 2:30 Saturday morning - after unanimously passing property, income, Social Security, and food sales tax relief. Ending the night with this significant win for all Kansans with unanimous support in the House and bipartisan support in the Senate was inspirational for all of us. It’s truly incredible what can be accomplished when you have a great team of folks working together for the Kansans we serve back home.
Friday was the last day of the regular legislative session, also known as First Adjournment. All week, conference committees met and negotiated the details of certain legislation such as the state budget, tax relief, support for families wanting to adopt, national security protections from foreign adversaries like China, and many more important items.
The primary purpose of conference committees is to come to a compromise between House and Senate versions of a bill. The Conference Committee Report/final version of the bill must be approved by both the House and Senate before moving on to the Governor.
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