EANGKS Legislative Call to Action **H.B. 2559 – Vehicle Tax Exemption for Drill Status Guardsmen
Burris in the House Veterans and Military Committee introduced a bill to amend K.S.A. 79-5107(e)(1)(C) to extend the motor vehicle tax exemption to every member, in good standing, of both the Kansas Army and Air National Guard and the Kansas unit of the reserve forces of the United States. Download House Bill 2559 here which was introduced. Chairman Osterman brought the committee to order and very quickly allowed for bill introductions. Rep Burris introduced and described the effect of the bill. There were no objections to the bill. Chairman Osterman accepted it for distribution to the House Clerk. The bill has gone through the House Clerk and is back to the Veterans and Military Committee for consideration and debate. Rep Burris’s guess is that the bill will be “worked” in committee the week after next.
What we need is our members to look up legislators via https://openstates.org/find_your_legislator/ and contact their representatives in supporting H.B. 2559 that is currently in the House Veterans and Military Committee. You may even ask them if they are willing to co-sponsor the bill. This is especially critical for those whose legislators are on either the House Veterans and Military Committee or the House Taxation Committee as that will be the committee it will go through after the veterans committee and could have a hang up.
Below are all the legislators in Manhattan/Topeka/Wichita area for both Committees:
House Veterans and Military Committee
Rep Les Osterman – Wichita
Rep Jesse Burris – Mulvane
Rep Leo Delperdang – Wichita
Rep Dianna Dierks – Salina
Rep Tom Phillips – Manhattan
Rep Lonnie Clark – Junction City
Rep Virgil Weigel – Topeka
Rep Jim Gartner – Topeka
House Taxation Committee
Rep Tom Sawyer – Wichita
Rep Tom Phillips – Manhattan
Rep Jim Gartner – Topeka
Rep John Alcala – Topeka
Rep Daniel Hawkins – Wichita
Rep KC Ohaebosim – Wichita
Rep Kristey Williams – Augusta
Rep Ken Corbet
It would be great if everyone looked up their state House Representative in support of H.B. 2559 especially if their representative is in the House Veterans and Military Committee. Two of special concern are to contact Rep Tom Phillips and Rep Jim Gartner if they are your legislator as they are on BOTH the House Veterans and Military Committee and the House Taxation Committee. If anyone has any questions have them feel free to contact me.
Steve Peyton
EANGKS