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Panel reviews plan to strike Substitute for SB 229 and reinstate existing statute; members raise technical concerns
Summary
Staff told the committee the proposal for Substitute for Senate Bill 229 is to strike most of the bill and reinsert one section of current law (identified in the record as 'KSA 20 25 sup 44 7 10 a'), which would end an annual debt-relief provision for certain employers; staff and KLRD urged caution about related technical fixes and one member asked to delay while an absent senator recovers.
A committee member asked staff to summarize the current status of Substitute for Senate Bill 229. Adviser Reimer told the group the proposal "is to strike the entirety of, senate bill 229 and reinsert 1 section, that would be fresh current law." Reimer said the relevant text to be reinserted begins on page 101 of the materials and that the only substantive change would be to remove the highlighted provisions…
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