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Committee called to order at 03:30 and moved through initial housekeeping, including a request for bill introductions (none offered), and progressed to the first hearing on HB 24-57.
Hearing of the Committee on Taxation on three bills: HB 2457 (homestead tax freeze for seniors and removal of certain nonprofit property tax exemptions), HB 2541 (Kansas Rural Business Growth Program Act — insurance premium tax credit to spur rural investment), and HB 2385 (authorization for local earnings taxes). Lawmakers heard proponents, opponents and neutral agency witnesses and asked administrative and fiscal questions; no floor motions or votes were taken.
