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2013 Bill(s)

HCS HB 83
Sponsor: Berry, T. J.
Status: H Perf
Description: Provide tax credits for using processed biomass engineered fiber fuel.
See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HB 84
    Sponsor: Berry, T. J.
    Status: H Local Government
    Description: Expand a law requiring cities to turn over to the state traffic fines that exceed 35 percent of the city's annual budget. Require extra reports by the city. Impose a fine, in some cases.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HB 107
    Sponsor: Berry, T. J.
    Status: H Children
    Description: Various provisions changing requirements for adoption and consent to an adoption. Shorten the delay befor getting custody after consent from 48 hours to 24 hours old. Reduce from six to three months the time a child must be in custody of the new parents before an adoption is finalized.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HB 109
    Sponsor: Berry, T. J.
    Status: H Small Business
    Description: Prohibit the sale of alcohol drinks that contain caffeine or other stimulants - "caffeinated malt beverage."
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HB 119
    Sponsor: Berry, T. J.
    Status: H Utilities
    Description: Add rural electric cooperative customers to those who can get credit for generating their own power. The introduced version actually restricts the right of customers to get credit for generated power to rural electric customers only, although the legislative staff description does not describe it that way.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • * HB 224
    Sponsor: Berry, T. J.
    Status: H Urban Issues
    Description: Allow sale of advertising space on school buses.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HB 225
    Sponsor: Berry, T. J.
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Expand the law requiring life vests on children. Include waiding and swimming in public waters to riding on a boat. Expand the age from under seven years to under eight years.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    * SS HB 253
    Sponsor: Berry, T. J.
    Status: GOVERNOR VETOED
    Description: Provide a reduction in income taxes on business income based annually on a comparison of individual income tax and corporate income tax collections. The SS has become a large tax bill with cuts in the income taxes, income from business and business taxes. It imposes the state sales tax on Internet sales. Legislative staff estimate it could cost up to $692 million per year in lost state tax revenue.
    See: 
  • House roll call - SS HB 253 (09/11/2013): Defeat of a motion to override the governor's veto of a tax cut bill.
  • House roll call - SS HB 253 (05/09/2013): 3rd reading and final passage of an expanded tax cut substitute that legislative staff estimate could cost as much as $692 million per year.
  • Senate roll call - SS HB 253 (05/08/2013): 3rd reading of an expanded tax cut substitute that legislative staff estimate could cost as much as $692 million per year.
  • House roll call - HB 253 (04/18/2013): 3rd reading of a bill to provide a tax break for businesses.
  • Get the veto letter
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HB 426
    Sponsor: Berry, T. J.
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Authorize the Commissioner of Administration to secure a blanket bond or crime insurance policy to cover the judiciary. Allow blanket bonds to cover state employees rather than individual bonds.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 599
    Sponsor: Berry, T. J.
    Status: H Veterans
    Description: Establish a motor vehicle registration option to donate $1 for the WW I Museum in Kansas City.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HB 683
    Sponsor: Berry, T. J.
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Allow lower-income elderly over age 61 to defer payment of property taxes. Require payment, with interest, upon death of the owner(s) or sale of the property.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 733
    Sponsor: Berry, T. J.
    Status: S 3rd Read
    Description: Several changes involving port improvement districts that can impose taxes, upon voter approval. Require the tax expire when all obligations of the port improvement project have been met. Repeal a ban on port districts in Clay County establishing taxing districts.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status
  • HB 898
    Sponsor: Berry, T. J.
    Status: H 2nd Read
    Description: Extend the termination date (sunset) of an income tax deduction allowed for the costs of a home energy audit.
    See: Official legislative description and status

    HB 921
    Sponsor: Berry, T. J.
    Status: H Economic Development
    Description: Give the Economic Director discretion in approving or rejecting intention notices for the Quality Jobs Act business tax breaks in Jackson, Clay and Platte counties.
    See: Official legislative description and status


    Note: The descriptions of bills, amendments and roll-call votes are written by MDN journalists. MDN's database may not include committee assignments of bills made on the last day of the session since it is too late for the committee to act on the bill and, thus, the delayed assignment has no practical effect.