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Legislative liaison: 82 days left in session; governor proposes $30 million for Ogallala aquifer, bills would alter valuation cap and planning authority
Summary
Marley, the council’s legislative staff member, told the Jan. 17 agenda review that 82 days remain in the Kansas legislative session and highlighted proposals including $30 million for Ogallala Aquifer water conservation and multiple bills affecting property valuation and local planning authority.
Marley, the council’s legislative staff member, briefed the Wichita City Council at the Jan. 17 agenda review on activity at the Kansas State Legislature.
Marley said, “So as of, Tuesday next week, there's 82 days left in session.” He reported that in the governor’s State of the State address the governor proposed $30,000,000 for water conservation focused on the Ogallala Aquifer in western Kansas but did not include specificity on how the funds should be spent. Marley also said the governor proposed additional childcare funding.
On bills the legislature is considering, Marley said the Senate Tax Committee heard a resolution described in the packet as SCR 1603 that would create a 3% valuation cap on assessed property values; testimony included cities, counties and farm groups on both sides of the measure and the legislature planned further work on it. Marley also said House Bill 2024 (a firefighters tax credit for cancer screenings of $200–$250 per year) appeared in the day's bill packet, and that two bills—House Bill 2025 and Senate Bill 37—had been introduced that would eliminate the three-mile rule for planning and zoning authority for cities.
Marley closed by reminding council members that the city’s delegation processes and schedules were circulating and inviting questions; no policy action by the Wichita City Council was taken during the Jan. 17 agenda review on these state matters.
