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Volume 26 | Number 1 | January 8, 2021

League Weekly Conference Call Date & Time Change

Legislative Session Begins Next WeekThe 2021-2022 Kansas Legislature begins next Monday, January

11. As always, the League will be monitoring the committees and issues as they relate to local government and our member cities. We encourage you to be aware of issues and we'll do our best to keep you updated. Your city can be involved by providing testimony on issues and helping ensure your local representatives know how your city feels about certain issues and legislation. This year, due to COVID-19, we know there will be changes to

how testimony is given and to other proceedings. We will let you know if there is an opportunity to provide in-person or virtual testimony on issues.This week, we have two hearings of note. On Tuesday, January

12, the Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee will hold a hearing on a yet-to-be numbered Senate bill concerning property tax. The hearing will be at 9:30 a.m. in 548-S. Listen to the hearing online. Contact Trey Cocking, Deputy Director, for more information on this issue. On Tuesday, January 12 and Wednesday, January 13, the

Senate Judiciary will continue discussion on possible legislation concerning certain provisions of the governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas and providing certain relief related to health, welfare, property, and economic security during this public health emergency. The time for this discussion is at 10:30 a.m. in 346-S. Please contact Amanda Stanley, General, Counsel, for more information on this issue. A weekly Legislative Activities calendar is available online.

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Our weekly League conference calls will be held on Friday afternoons at 2 p.m. during the upcoming legislative session. This date and time

change will allow us to give our members an update of important legislative affairs and issues that may have occurred during the week prior. We will still send out

the video URL via e-mail.

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