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Committee approves sales tax exemption for Johnson County Christmas Bureau Association
Summary
A Senate committee advanced Senate Bill 210 to exempt certain purchases and sales by the Johnson County Christmas Bureau Association from sales tax to support distribution of food, clothing and necessities to people in need; the committee approved the bill favorably.
The Senate committee voted to pass Senate Bill 210, which would provide a sales-tax exemption for certain purchases and sales made by the Johnson County Christmas Bureau Association for the purpose of distributing food, clothing, cleaning supplies, personal-care items and other necessities to people in need.
Amelia described the measure to the committee, saying it “would provide a sales tax exemption for certain purchases and sales by the Johnson County Christmas Bureau Association for the purpose of providing food, clothing, cleaning supplies, personal care items, and other necessities of life to those in need.”
Senator Corson moved the committee to pass the bill favorably and Senator Peterson seconded the motion. Eddie the committee staff read a fiscal summary: the original fiscal note for the bill reflected a modest revenue reduction of $17,000 in FY 2026 and $17,000 in FY 2027. The committee approved the bill on a voice vote with no recorded roll-call votes in the transcript.
Committee discussion touched briefly on whether to amend the bill to consider conferees from Topeka; no substantive amendments were adopted before the committee passed the bill.
The bill will now proceed for further consideration by the Senate.
