Governor Laura Kelly vetoed Senate Bill 8 Friday, May 12th, a bundle of 12 Bills that included tax cuts and personal property tax reforms. The Bill was one that Senator Caryn Tyson was really hoping the Governor would allow to become law, mainly because of one of the property tax reforms that put a cap on how much a county can increase your property taxes per year:
Kelly acknowledged the fact that Senate Bill 8 included tax cuts and property tax changes, but the combination of other bills prioritized tax breaks for big business over everyday Kansas and the property tax cap would harm the budgets of local governments and schools.
