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LOBBYING SERVICES IN TOPEKA, KS
Capitol Advantage, LLC provides professional lobbying services in Topeka, KS. At Capitol Advantage, LLC, we have successfully lobbied for policy changes on issues such as taxes, utilities, telecommunications, renewable energy, employment law, health care, and much more.
Lobbying Success Highlights
- SB 49. Wind tower light mitigation technology. Passed.. Signed by the Governor.
- SB 68. Right of First Refusal (ROFR). Kept SB 68 from being voted on by the full Senate.
- SB 166. Public disclosure of applications for transmission line land siting permits. Failed in the Senate Utilities Committee.
- SB 312. Eminent Domain. Requiring approval by county commissions for use of eminent domain by public utilities. Was not acted upon by the Senate Local Government Committee.
- SB 374. Repeal of renewable energy property tax exemption. Defeated three attempts in one day in the Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee.
- HB 2106. Telecom machinery and equipment sales tax exemption. Passed by the House Taxation Committee. Was included in the Conference Report on SB 8 which passed both the House and Senate and was vetoed by the Governor.
- SB 323. Regulating wind and solar leases. Died in Committee.
- SB 324. Regulating wind and solar leases and easements. Died in Committee.
- SB 325. Zoning for wind farms. Heard in Senate Local Government Committee. Chair did not work the bill.
- SB 357. Wind farm siting. Died in Committee.
- SB 383. Non-participating landowners. Did not receive a Hearing.
- SB 478. Wind farm lighting. Died in Committee.
- SB 481. Solar farm siting. Did not receive a hearing.
- SB 28. Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Required PBMs to be licensed by the Commissioner of Insurance.
- SB 181. Elevator Safety Act. Amended to exclude inspection of wind turbine towers, chain hoists, climb assists and conveyers.
- SB 172 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act. Made sure that wind and solar facilities were covered.
- SB 279. Wind farm siting setbacks. Killed in committee.
- HB 2401. 2015 - Excise tax on wind, solar and ethanol. Bill was not considered by the House Taxation Committee.
- SB 196. Preserved the High Performance Incentive Program (HPIP) tax credits on investments of $1M. Passed and signed by the Governor.
- SB 193. Extended the carry-forward period for income tax credits granted under HPIP. Passed and signed by the Governor.
- HB 2496. Nurse Licensure Compact allowing Kansas-registered nurses to practice in other compact- member states. Passed and signed by the Governor.
- HB 2451. Creating the statewide broadband task force to study deployment of high-speed broadband throughout rural Kansas. Passed and signed by the Governor.
- HB 2026. "Any Willing Provider" legislation prohibiting discrimination against a licensed pharmacy willing to accept reasonable contract terms offered by the Managed Care providers. Passed and signed by the Governor.
- HB 2463. Legislation providing that machinery and equipment used in the production of cement is personal property and not real property. Saved my client, Ash Groove Cement Company $4M annually in property taxes. Passed and signed by the Governor.
- Substitute for HB 2024. The Roofing Contractor Registration Act designed to deal with out-of-state, storm-chasing roofing contractors. Passed. Signed by the Governor.
- HB 2772. Allowing a casino to be built in Southeast Kansas. Passed and signed by the Governor.
- SB 91. The Wind Energy Compromise. Made the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) a goal, not a requirement; said that after January 1, 2017, renewables will receive a 10-year property tax exemption instead of a "life of the project" exemption; and finally renewable generators will begin to pay property tax it will be at the at the commercial rate or 25% not the public utility rate of 33%. Passed and signed by the Governor.
- Won approval of legislation to restore the sales tax exemption for custom computer software, a measure which was worth upwards of $20M annually to Sprint. Passed and signed by the Governor.
Our Clients
- NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
- Kansas Roofing Association
- Promptcare
- Brightspeed
- NextEra Energy Transmission Southwest