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House passes HB 2125 to authorize countywide retailer sales tax for Pawnee County health care and public safety
Summary
The Kansas House approved House Bill 2125, giving Pawnee County authority to impose a countywide retailer sales tax to fund health care services and county-supported public safety operations; the measure passed 112–2 on a recorded vote.
The Kansas House of Representatives approved House Bill 2125, granting Pawnee County authority to impose a countywide retailer sales tax to finance health care services and furnishing and equipping county-supported public safety operations.
Clerk read the bill on the floor as final action. After the roll was opened for a recorded vote and members recorded their votes, the chair allowed time for changes. Representative Schwartvigor was recorded as voting aye and Representative Barth was recorded as voting no during the post-vote changes. The final tally announced on the floor was 112 voting in favor and 2 against; the presiding officer declared the bill passed after finding it had received the constitutional majority.
The bill as read on the floor concerns sales and compensating use tax authority to provide countywide retailer sales tax authority for Pawnee County specifically for health care services and county-supported public safety operations. The clerk closed the roll and recorded the vote as required by House procedure.
The record on the House floor indicates the motion and vote were completed and the clerk recorded the passage of HB 2125. No further details about implementation, effective date, or subsequent steps were provided on the record during the segment referenced below.
