Author Archives: Rep. Dillmore
Sweeping tax reform measure passes House
This week the House took up the income tax debate, which has been highly anticipated all legislative session. The measure approved by the House by a 68-53 vote would completely exempt nearly all businesses from income taxes while providing very … Continue reading
2013 budget debated
Three days after the Kansas House voted to cut the state income tax, Republicans voted to cut nearly $30 million from Kansas public schools in the FY 2013 budget. The House Republican budget cuts $41 off of the base state … Continue reading
House bill would wipeout schools reserve funds
The House Committee on Education Budget met on Monday discuss House Bill 2773, a proposal that would mandate any unspent funds in local school district budgets at the end of the fiscal year be returned to taxpayers in the form … Continue reading
Some legislators looking to roll back smoking ban
In 2010, the Legislature passed the Kansas Clean Indoor Air Act, which protected Kansans from harmful secondhand smoke by banning smoking in public places, any place of employment, including restaurants and bars, and access points of all buildings not exempted … Continue reading
Coalition formed to protect EITC
A newly-formed coalition, called The Partnership to Preserve the Earned Income Tax Credit, staged a news conference at the capitol this week. The group’s primary mission is to prevent the legislature from eliminating or reducing the Earned Income Tax Credit … Continue reading
Artist sought for Brown v. Board mural
The Capitol Preservation Committee is issuing a national call for artists/artistic teams to submit a Request for Qualification (RFQ) to design a mural in the Kansas State Capitol commemorating the U.S. Supreme Court decision, Brown v Board of Education of … Continue reading
House to debate House Republican Income Tax Plan (HRIP)
On Monday the House will take up the debate on the House Republican Income Tax Plan (HRIP). HRIP was introduced as an alternative to Governor Sam Brownback’s tax reform proposal. That reform idea was widely criticized and did not gain … Continue reading
Tax repeal for business
Although the Governors plan would repeal all income taxes for most businesses immediately, HRIP would phase in the elimination. For the first two years select businesses would only pay income tax on the amount earned over $100,000. That bracket would … Continue reading
Tax reductions for individuals
HRIP will provide for immediate income tax reductions to some individual tax payers. Keep in mind that for the purpose of this explanation individual tax payer means wage earners. Current law sets out three brackets of wage earners and rates … Continue reading
Income cap
Both the Governor’s plan and HRIP use growth in state income to provide for future reductions in income tax rates for individual tax payers; but not businesses, those reductions are written into statute. HRIP and the Governor propose that any … Continue reading
