State House · KS-85
Patrick Penn
219 bills with a recorded vote
SB 82 · Apr 11Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax credit for qualified alternative-fueled motor vehicle property or fueling station expenditures, repealing the agritourism liability insurance, assistive technology contributions, declared disaster capital investment, owners promoting employment across Kansas and swine facility improvement tax credits and expanding the eligibility for applicable expenses under the child day care services assistance tax credit.Pass 74–48No confirmed vote on the bill itself · Excluded from alignmentEarlier qualifying vote: Voted Yes · Mar 12Penn:YesHB 2231 · Apr 11Providing an additional personal exemption for head of household tax filers and increasing the personal exemption for certain disabled veterans for purposes of income tax, modifying the definition of household income related to increased property tax homestead refund claims, providing for the apportionment of business income by the single sales factor and the apportionment of financial institution income by the receipts factor, providing for the apportionment pursuant to the three-factor test of a manufacturer who sells alcoholic liquor, requiring the use of single sales factor pursuant to the multistate tax compact, establishing deductions from income when using the single sales factor and receipts factor, providing for the decrease in corporate income tax rates, determining when sales other than tangible personal property are made in the state, excluding sales of a unitary business group of electric and natural gas public utilities, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers.Pass 118–4No confirmed vote on the bill itself · Excluded from alignmentEarlier qualifying vote: Voted Yes · Feb 26Penn:YesSB 98 · Apr 11Providing a sales tax exemption for the construction or remodeling of a qualified data center in Kansas and the purchase of data center equipment, eligible data center costs and certain labor costs to qualified firms that commit to a minimum investment of at least $250,000,000 and meet new Kansas jobs and other requirements.Pass 85–37No confirmed vote on the bill itself · Excluded from alignmentEarlier qualifying vote: Voted Yes · Mar 13Penn:YesHB 2125 · Apr 11Senate Substitute for HB 2125 by Committee on Assessment and Taxation - Modifying the deadline for mailing property tax statements to taxpayers and the deadline for governing bodies to certify the amount of property tax to be levied to the county clerk, providing for the county clerk's use of the previous year's budget when a taxing subdivision fails to timely file its budget, modifying the content requirements of the revenue neutral rate hearing notice for property tax purposes, extending reimbursement from the taxpayer notification costs fund for printing and postage costs for county clerks for calendar years 2025 and 2026, prohibiting a filing fee when a previous appeal remains pending before the board of tax appeals and authorizing the continuation of the 20-mill statewide property tax levy for schools.Pass 122–0No confirmed vote on the bill itself · Excluded from alignmentEarlier qualifying vote: Voted Yes · Feb 25Penn:YesHB 2045 · Apr 11Reducing certain license fees and training requirements for child care staff, creating a process for day care facility licensees to apply for temporary waiver of certain statutory requirements, authorizing the secretary of health and environment to develop and operate pilot programs to increase child care availability or capacity, transferring certain child care programs to the Kansas office of early childhood and creating day care licensing duties of the director of early childhood.Pass 99–23No confirmed vote on the bill itself · Excluded from alignmentEarlier qualifying vote: Voted Yes · Feb 7Penn:YesHB 2289 · Apr 11Limiting and discontinuing the Kansas affordable housing tax credit and expanding transferability of Kansas housing investor tax credits.Pass 98–23No confirmed vote on the bill itself · Excluded from alignmentEarlier qualifying vote: Voted Yes · Feb 20Penn:YesSB 125 · Apr 11Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2025 and appropriations for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for various state agencies, authorizing certain capital improvement projects and fees, authorizing certain transfers authorizing the payment of certain claims against the state.Pass 88–34Procedural vote · Excluded from alignmentEarlier qualifying vote: Voted Yes · Mar 19Penn:YesHB 2007 · Apr 11Senate Substitute for Substitute for HB 2007 by Committee on Ways and Means - Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.Pass 121–0No confirmed vote on the bill itself · Excluded from alignmentPenn:Yes
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