Committee Minutes — HB2553
Mon, Feb 9, 2026

The Chair opened the hearing on HB2553

Chris Waggoner brought an overview of HB2553 to the committee. (Attachment 12)

Representative Henry Helgerson  introduced the virtual proponent speaker to this bill, Mr Victor Hogstrom. (Attachment 13)

Mr. Hogstrom gave proponent virtual testimony to the revenue that a PBS Kansas specialty plate would provide by directly funding local Kansas programming and children's educational content on the PBS station.   It would raise awareness to the resources the station produces and the stories of Kansas, it's people and its history  through radio and TV.

The Chair closed the hearing on HB2553.