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Committee adds $11 specialty plate fee for FY27, carves out Medal of Honor plates and directs KU parking funds; creates taxpayer advocate
Summary
The Assessment and Taxation Committee approved an $11 specialty plate fee proviso for FY27 to cover license-plate production and mailing costs, exempted Medal of Honor plates, approved moving $5 million toward KU Medical Center employee parking, and directed the Department of Revenue to develop a taxpayer advocate within existing resources.
The Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee moved a set of budget provisos and motions tied to the Kansas Department of Revenue's revenue budget, focusing on recovering the costs of recent license-plate production and distribution.
Committee discussion began with a KLRD fiscal overview and a presentation on the Division of Vehicles' operating fund. Fiscal analyst Jacob Crespi said license-plate production rose during an ARPA-funded modernization project and has not returned to historical levels; production averages about 65,000 plates per…
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