NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed the Legislature's latest attempt at tax relief last week and she says she's going to call a special session.
"She is in the driver's seat with the veto pen," said Dan Murray with NFIB Kansas. "I believe that, in this case, perfect is the enemy of good. What we had coming out of the veto session was a good product. She has indicated that she will call a special session. We have heard indications that it could be the first or second week of June. What they pass then, they won't have an opportunity to come back to veto override."
Also, they can't override the veto from last week, either.
"A special session is considered a brand new session," Murray said. "Everything that was done, both during the regular session and the veto wrap up session, is now completely done. Even a veto can't be considered for an override in what would be a brand new session or a special session. They're going to have to start from scratch, which again puts the governor in the catbird's seat in terms of dictating what she says she will be able to sign or be willing to sign."
Tax relief is vital to small business owners, especially as they first start out.
Seventy-five percent of small business owners file at the individual level, think LLC's, etc." Murray said. "Tax relief that is directed toward reducing the income tax rates, individual income tax rates, going from three to two brackets, which simplifies the code for compliance for small business owners, is certainly critical and important to the vast majority of small business owners."
It still remains to be seen what the product coming out of a start from scratch special session might be.
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