Adventures in the Statehouse - Tax Plan Update to Issue 13

Melanie Meier's Adventures in the Statehouse
Kansas House of Representatives
40th District

Volume 2012, Issue 13: April 25-27, 2012
Version 2

In This Special Update Issue

- Tax Plan – Things Changing as We Write
- The Rest of the Week
- Keep in Touch

Tax Plan – Things Changing as We Write

Upon the Tax Conference Committee's meeting today, it was announced
that Kansas Legislature Research had refigured the fiscal effects of the
latest tax plan. The figures are much more conservative than the
figures released over the weekend. The cost of the plan estimates are
close but the ending balance estimates are quite different. It still
shows a negative trend, but not nearly as large. I am not sure what
variables changed but the new estimates are:

FY2013: Cost $143.2 million, Ending Balance $597.7 million
FY2014: Cost $470.7 million, Ending Balance $279.6 million
FY2015: Cost $475.5 million, Ending Balance $61.8 million
FY2016: Cost $510.0 million, Ending Balance $-74.6 million
FY2017: Cost $581.5 million, Ending Balance $-130.3 million
FY2018: Cost $595.1 million, Ending Balance $-160.8 million

The Rest of the Week

As for the tentative schedule for the rest of the week, looks like the
House will be gaveling in each day at 11:00 to consider conference
committee reports. We voted on two today that were bills that passed
easily in the House and Senate with only minor changes in conference
committee: SB262 on granting "Substantial Consideration" for
grandparents in custody determinations and HB2631 on expanding the
Dental Practice Act to get more services to underserved areas by
allowing for such things as a volunteer license for retired dentists to
charitable service. Both passed 120 to 0.

Keep in Touch

You can track my activities on my website www.meier4kansas.com, my
FaceBook page www.facebook.com/Meier4Kansas, and Twitter
www.twitter.com/melaniemeier. I am privileged and honored to be your
voice in the Kansas Capitol.

If I can ever be of assistance to you, please feel free to contact me at
home or in Topeka. My office is still in the Docking State Office
Building on the 7th Floor, Room 722. To write to me, my office address
is Kansas State Capitol, Topeka, KS 66612. You can also reach me at
(785) 296-7668 or call the legislative hotline at 1-800-432-3924 to
leave a message for me. Additionally, you can e-mail me at
melanie.meier@house.ks.gov. You can also follow the legislative session
online at www.kslegislature.org.

If you need to directly contact a particular agency in state government,
you can find useful telephone numbers online at
http://da.state.ks.us/phonebook.