Kansas legislative negotiators have agreed on a proposal for cutting income taxes further and setting the state sales tax at 6 percent.
The deal emerged Friday from talks among three senators and three House members to reconcile differences between the two chambers.
House Republicans drafted the plan, and GOP senators accepted it to see whether other lawmakers would support it. The House would vote on it first, possibly Tuesday.
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback wants to follow up on massive income tax cuts enacted last year without creating budget shortfalls. He proposed canceling a sales tax decrease scheduled by law for July.
The 6.3 percent tax is set to drop to 5.7 percent. GOP senators wanted to keep the tax at its current rate, but House Republicans resisted.
Both chambers adjourned until Tuesday, guaranteeing that the legislative session will go into its 95th day.
Governor Sam Brownback says Kansas residents want their legislators to get tax policy right and are willing to accept the annual session going longer than anticipated.
The Republican governor said in a statement Friday that it’s challenging for lawmakers to enact policies for improving the economy while balancing the state budget.
Brownback said of Kansans, “They’re interested in solutions, even if it takes some overtime.”
His statement came two days after he admonished lawmakers that it was time for them to wrap up their session.