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Lee's Summit committee hears lobbyist update on bills affecting utilities, solid waste and an income‑tax ballot measure
Summary
Lobbyists from Versa Governmental Strategies briefed the Lee's Summit Legislative & Intergovernmental Relations Committee on multiple Missouri bills, including a solid‑waste bill that would shift district authority to the Department of Natural Resources, a utility relocation reimbursement measure capped at 2% of project cost, and HJR 173 to put an income‑tax phase‑out question to voters.
John Hensley, a lobbyist with Versa Governmental Strategies, told the City of Lee's Summit Legislative and Intergovernmental Relations Committee on March 23 that 3,153 bills had been filed so far in the Missouri legislature — 1,939 in the House and 1,214 in the Senate — and reviewed a set of items the city is tracking.
Hensley described House Bill 2761, Representative Banderman's solid‑waste measure, as arising from a highly local property dispute and warned it would change the Department of Natural Resources' role, adjust tipping fees and eliminate existing solid‑waste management districts and the solid‑waste management advisory committee. He said the bill had a ‘‘rough ride’’ in the House…
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