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--to sending $30 million in state funds to local units of government as property tax relief
TOPEKA—A spending bill passed both houses of the Kansas Legislature yesterday amid high praise, grave warnings of postponement. It was the university of Kansas and the threat of a veto.
Staff Reporter
By GENELINN
The bill would limit increases in spending from the state's general fund to 7 percent a year. Tax revenue in excess of state spending would be placed in a tax relief fund and returned directly to taxpayers in the form of rebates or reduced taxes.
Spending lid passed; veto likely
The bill now goes to Gov. John Carlin, who probably veto it, veto it. Bob Carlin, 's the governor.
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It should be used to replace revenues lost if the household property tax collected by the state or the sales tax on food and utilities were eliminated.
He said in his budget speech to the Legislature three weeks ago that the property tax was the most regressive part of the state's tax structure.
The committee decided not to allow the
tud to be used to help local government
institutions.
House Ways and Means Chairman John Hayden, R-Atwood, said yesterday that the
fund could be used to refund tax money to state citizens.
However, proponents of the proposed spending bill have said such property tax would be more expensive.
The spending bill was amended Wednesday by a House-Senate conference committee to limit the ways in which the bill's tax relief fund could be used.
"There's a serious question as to whether taxes in fact get reduced when we give funds to local government," State Sen. Jack Riley said, whose City, said in the session yesterday.
"It's possible that local officials just increase expenditures and that's not direct evidence."
Hoch said Carlin would not veto the spending lid bill until the governor had finished the budget.
He said Carlin was considering a spending iid bill that would not limit increased spending to a specific percentage and that would implicitly limit the uses of the tax relief fund.
"We could send'em a check." he said.
crats said after the bill had passed that it was "almost unworkable."
"But I would say at this time a veto is a possibility." Hoch sad.
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The Democrat, State Rep. Fred Weaver, D-Baxter Springs, said the legislation would "handcuff our ability to help local government tighten the burden of property taxpayers."
The legislation passed 38-in the Senate.
Steneger, who is Senate minority leader,
was elected to the House in 2014.
"To me, what Sean. Steineger is saying is the local offices are incompetent. West is better."
"There's a question it would have an effect on the Board of Regents budget," he said.
Weaver said KU would have to ask for a "considerable amount of money" for a supplemental appropriation because the winter would be this time, making this winter instead of cheaper natural gas.
"WITH THE 7 percent spending lip, KU might be expected to eat the extra cost of the fuel oil from other portions of its budget," he said.
If he decides to veto the bill, he might look to the House to sustain his veto. The bill passed in the House 71-42, and 42 votes are needed to sustain the veto there.
State Rep. John Solbach, D-Lawrence, said he is almost positive the House will allow the bill.
However, Steiner's administrative assistant, Bob Kennedy, said Weaver had "raised a number of straw issues" in his opposition to the spending bill.
"We believe the state can still provide adequate services," Kennedy said.
"This bill is one of the most important pieces of legislation I've seen in my 14 years of service in this body," he said. However, one of Steiniger's fellow Demo-
"The spending bill is designed to bring
state spending under control, not to hurt the
government."
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