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Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
Wed, Feb 18, 2026
Be passed.
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Sen. Silas Miller
Wed, Mar 4, 2026
Sen. Cindy Holscher
Wed, Mar 4, 2026
Legislative History
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Testimony & Minutes
Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare 26
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Presenter | Organization | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | Sara Hortenstine, Executive Director Kansas Children's Death Review Board | Kansas Office of the Attorney General | Oral Proponent | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | Patrick Porubsky, Laboratory Operations Manager & Forensic Chemist | Kansas Bureau of Investigation | Oral Proponent | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | Bob Stuart, Executive Officer | Kansas Bureau of Investigation | Oral Proponent | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | Ryan Boshears | Private Citizen | Oral Opponent | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | Misty Brown | Private Citizen | Oral Opponent | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | Aaron Estabrook, Business Owner | Private Citizen | Oral Opponent | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | Katie Patterson | Stand Up for Kansas | Oral Proponent | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | Aaron Estabrook, Small Business Owner | Kansas Citizen | Oral Opponent | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | Jennifer Gillis | Private Citizen | Oral Opponent | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | Max Haddow, Senior Fellow of Public Policy | American Kratom Association | Oral Opponent | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | Eric Kueser | Private Citizen | Oral Opponent | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | Andrew Kulpa | Botanicals for Better Health & Wellness | Oral Opponent | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | Matthew Lowe | Global Kratom Coalition | Oral Opponent | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | Nick Reinecker | Private Citizen | Oral Opponent | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | Inga Selders | Private Citizen | Oral Opponent | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | Jeff Smith, PhD, National Policy Director | Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust | Oral Opponent | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | Jason Todack | Small Business Owner | Oral Opponent | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | Melody Woolf | Private Citizen | Oral Opponent | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | David J. Kuntz, PhD, F-ABFT, Executive Director of Analytical toxicology | Clinical Reference Laboratory | Oral Proponent | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | Robert Thompson, CEO | Clinical Reference Laboratory | Oral Proponent | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | Kelly Gray, Owner Nature's Gifts | Private Citizen | Oral Opponent | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | Senator Jeff Klemp | Kansas Senate | Oral Proponent | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | Jenna Moyer, Assistant Revisor | Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes | Bill Brief | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | Written Proponents A - Z | Various | SB497 Written Proponents | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | Written Opponents | Various | SB497 - Written Opponents | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | View | Written Opponents A - Z | Various | Written Only Opponents SB497 |
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