Kansas lawmakers are tentatively set to have a special session Tuesday, but they may not need to do much work in that extra period.
Republican leaders in both chambers and Governor Laura Kelly say they have reached an agreement on the main issue causing the governor to call the special session: tax relief. Republicans say there are “minor adjustments” to their adapted core plan that worked through the regular and veto sessions, including a two-bracket tax code instead of the current three, rate reductions, statewide property tax reductions, “substantial” exemptions helping lower-income residents and a repeal of the state tx on Social Security.
Details will be announced later.
Republicans say prior vetoes “prevented more substantial income and property tax relief,” but they say the agreement is a big step towards reducing the tax burden. For her part, Governor Kelly says the two-tiered rate structure constrains property tax relief, but she also says the overall package meets her goal of affordability. She also says she intends to sign the bill once it’s passed.
