January 19, 2024
Tax relief was debated and passed both chambers. A bipartisan vote sent Conference Committee Report (CCR) 2284 on its way to the Governor’s desk. Before the House voted on the CCR, she announced she will veto it. If she does veto CCR 2284, she’ll stop major tax cuts on:
- Income tax relief for ALL
- Eliminates state income taxes for over 340,000 low income tax filers
- Eliminates state income tax on Social Security helping over 92,000 people
- Standard deduction increases each year that inflation increases
- Personal income tax exemption increase to $2,300 per person and increases to offset inflation
- Veterans with 100% disability personal exemption increase to $4600 with inflation increases
- Eliminates income tax on all income up to $6,150 ($12,300 married filing jointly) and levels the brackets to 5.25 for taxable income
- Property tax relief for homeowners that increases each year to offset inflation
- Eliminates the state sales tax on groceries in 2024, instead of 2025
CCR 2284 will provide much needed tax relief and is sustainable. These are ideas that have been diligently and thoroughly vetted. In fact, most of the policy was passed last year and vetoed by the Governor. The veto override failed by one vote in the Senate. Some believe that it will happen again. There is over $3 billion sitting in the state coffers. The government has taken too much money from the people. CCR 2284 will cut taxes and help Kansans.
The Governor has proposed tax legislation, but it doesn’t have the tax cut for the 340,000 low income taxpayers; it doesn’t cut income taxes for all Kansans; it doesn’t provide more relief to our 100% disabled veterans; it doesn’t fight against inflation and cost living increases. Remember, in 2021 the Governor vetoed tax cuts, calling them reckless and said they would break the state. We overrode the veto. The tax cuts didn’t break the state and neither will CCR 2284.
It is an honor and a privilege to serve as your 12th District State Senator.
Caryn