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Committee narrows tax collection and restores penalty limits in amended Senate Bill 184
Summary
The committee amended Senate Bill 184 to restrict the Department of Health and Environment's authority to collect charges to amounts assessed under the Kansas Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Act, restored a lower civil penalty cap and clarified corrective‑action payment rules, then passed the bill out of committee favorably as amended.
The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources on Feb. 12 advanced Senate Bill 184 with several amendments that limit tax‑collection authority, restore penalty language, clarify corrective action payment rules and add guardrails for site outreach.
Revisor Lawrence told the committee SB 184 would amend the Kansas Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Act to change penalties, the required deductible for corrective actions, the environmental surcharge and solvent fee, and delinquency penalties related to those surcharges and fees. Committee members proposed and adopted multiple amendments before voting to pass the bill out of committee favorably as amended.
Key changes the committee adopted included a substitute amendment offered by Senator…
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