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Topeka update: Wichita sales-tax bill delayed pending compact review; cities asked for fiscal notes on restroom bill

Wichita City · January 30, 2026
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Summary

During an agenda review, a city staffer delivering a Topeka update said the Wichita sales-tax bill’s hearing was delayed while the Streamlined Sales Tax Compact reviews provisions; he also said Senate Bill 244 (bathroom rules) passed the Senate and cities were asked for fiscal notes before the governor’s expected signature.

Swadis (role not specified) told Wichita City officials during an agenda-review meeting that a hearing on the city’s proposed sales-tax measure was delayed but remains actively pursued in Topeka.

“Chairman Smith … is eager to have that hearing,” Swadis said, adding that the Streamlined Sales Tax Compact has shown interest in the bill’s provisions and that compact review is “probably the…

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