Chairman Bergquist opened the hearing on HB2622.

Jason Long, Revisor of Statutes (Attachment) 1 gave an overview of the bill.  He explained that the bill would modify the protest petition requirements for municipal lease-purchase agreements.

Clayton Barker, Kansas Secretary of State (Attachment 2) testified as a proponent to the bill.  He explained that changing the current formula with a requirement of signatures equal to 3% of the registered voters within the school district and for consistency, applying the same standard to other affected municipalities that this figure can be determined with certainty.

Chairman Bergquist closed the hearing on HB2622.