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Committee hears early 2026 state legislative trends; staff flags potential preemption threat to 'tobacco 21' ordinance
Summary
Brian Head briefed the committee on early filings in the 2026 state legislative session, noting a bill that would preempt local ordinances like Lee's Summit's tobacco-21 policy and the governor's stated intent to phase out the state income tax over five years.
Brian Head updated the Legislative and Intergovernmental Relations Committee on early activity in the 2026 state legislative session and flagged items the city will monitor.
Head said most bills this year are similar to prior years but committees are active sooner. He told the committee there was "a hearing on, Wednesday, I believe, on a bill that, would preempt…
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