Kansas plan could give $500M in COVID relief to businesses

Kansas state Rep. Rui Xu, D-Westwood, holds his 18-month-old daughter, Astra, during a break in the House's work, Friday, May 7, 2021, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Lawmakers are working late as they tried to finish their business for the year. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Reps. Avery Anderson, left, R-Newton, and Fred Patton, R-Topeka, confer in a Statehouse hallway during talks between the House and Senate over COVID-19 legislation, Friday, May 7, 2021, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Republicans have agreed on a plan to set aside $500 million in federal coronavirus relief funds to compensate small businesses harmed by pandemic restrictions. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Rep. John Carmichael, right, D-Wichita, confers with Rep. Fred Patton, R-Topeka, during talks between House members and senators on a bill providing up to $500 million in compensation to small businesses harmed by coronavirus pandemic restrictions, Friday, May 7, 2021, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Patton is the House Judiciary Committee chair and backs the bill, while Carmichael considers it unnecessary. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas state Sen. Kellie Warren, R-Leawood, talks to reporters about COVID-19 legislation during a break in the Senate's session, Friday, May 7, 2021, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Warren is chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and is pushing for a ban on COVID-19 vaccine passports and limits on tracing the contacts of people with the coronavirus. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas state Rep. Steven Johnson, center, R-Assaria, watches an electronic tally board in the House as it approves budget legislation, Friday, May 7, 2021, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. To his right is Rep. Shannon Francis, R-Liberal, and to his left, Rep. Susan Concannon, R-Beloit, both members of the House Appropriations Committee, along with Johnson. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas state Reps. K.C. Ohaebosim, left, D-Wichita, and Kathy Wolfe Moore, D-Kansas City, confer during a House debate over budget legislation, Friday, May 7, 2021, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Most Democrats voted for the legislation, which helps complete a $21 billion budget for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021. (AP Photo/John Hanna)