Businesses in Kansas and the U.S. have suffered during the pandemic, with countless businesses having closed, many of them permanently. In particular, sectors where remote work wasn't possible and where businesses weren't deemed essential had an especially rough time, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. One Kansas business even sued the state, seeking compensation for economic damages caused by the state's COVID-19 shutdown. Now, state lawmakers are now looking at targeting the government restrictions related to COVID-19 with a bill heard Tuesday that would give some property tax reimbursements to affected businesses. "People were wondering if it was possible to give tax credits to businesses that shut down or businesses that were required to shut down," Rep. Fred Patton, R-Topeka, said before the legislative session. "Were there any financial resources available from the state? So it's something that we've at least conceptually looked at."