Pari Mutuel Bill Clears House Committee in Kansas
The House Federal and State Affairs Committee approved a proposed Kansas constitutional amendment to legalize pari mutuel wagering on horse and dog races. A substitute tax rate of 3 to 6 percent replaces 5 percent, with final passage needing two thirds in both chambers before a November ballot. The vote was an unrecorded voice gesture after about five minutes of discussion.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
House
House Federal and State Affairs Committee
Mike Hayden
Senate
J.C. Long
Michael Peterson
Kansas City
Long
Seatbelt and tax bills spark Kansas Senate debate
In Topeka the Kansas Senate introduced a front seatbelt requirement with a $25 fine unless a physician’s excuse is provided, plus a mobile home sales tax exemption bill. Also proposed were expanded police powers for the capitol area security patrol and a wave of budget appropriations across education, health, and state agencies. Parimutuel betting is seen as more promising than a state lottery by Rep. Miller, with farm communities backing it stronger.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate
Capitol Area Security Patrol
Shawnee County
Robert H. Miller
R-Wellington
Miller
Transient Merchants Bill Clears Kansas Senate
The Kansas Senate approved bills allowing some transient merchants to operate without a state license and be exempt from local property and inventory taxes. Other measures authorize branch-bank public fund deposits, permit 16 and 17 year olds to wed without judge approval, consolidate district court administrative power, and enable temporary appointments of retired judges. The transient bill, approved 39-0, targets fly-by-night sellers and expands tax exemptions for trade shows and conventions. General Jim Allen proposed a property tax exemption for the American Bowling Congress for a Wichita tournament worth an estimated $25 million to the local economy.
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Kan
Kansas
House
Ben Vidricksen
R-Salina
Vidricksen
Salina
Jim Allen
Ottawa
American Bowling Congress
Wichita
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