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Committee advances slate of transportation, revenue and agency bills; votes at a glance
Summary
The House Appropriations & Revenue Committee on March 10 advanced a broad set of bills — including the transportation budget, two-year road plan, claims and multiple revenue measures — reporting them favorably to the House floor with committee amendments and subs where noted.
The House Appropriations and Revenue Committee met March 10 in Annex Room 154 and reported a series of bills out of committee with committee amendments or subcommittee substitutes. Chair Petri opened the meeting, confirmed a quorum and the committee proceeded through a packed agenda.
Major procedural outcomes included: HB 647 (economic relief for local communities) as amended by PHS1 and a committee amendment was adopted and reported favorably (17 yes, 0 no, 2 pass); HB 501 (transportation operations budget) as amended by PHS1 was reported favorably (19 yes); HB 502 (two-year road plan) was reported favorably (17 yes, 1 no, 2 pass); HJR 75 (six-year road plan) and HJR 76 (Local Assistance Road program) were reported favorably; HB 869 (economic development incentives) and HB 619 (KCTCS reorganization) both moved forward with amendments; HB 356 (property valuation administrator certification), HB 900 (agency appropriations), HB 816 (claims bill) and HB 9 (regulated substances and tax/regulatory overhaul) were also reported with amendments. The comprehensive revenue bill, HB 757, was reported as amended and will proceed to the floor.
Several bills drew substantive questions from committee members about implementation and equity. Representative Burke pressed sponsors on funding distribution in the road plan (HB 502), asking why some counties receive a much larger share of programmed funds; staff answered that projects are selected by readiness rather than a county-by-county formula. On the claims bill (HB 816), General Counsel Barbie Dickens outlined roughly 91 late claims (about two-thirds from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services) and told the committee agencies are now required to submit corrective action plans.
Many of the votes were unanimous or strongly in favor; where members recorded a pass or a no, members briefly explained their concerns for the record. Committee action sends these measures to the full House with committee recommendations and the recorded tallies above.
