Chair Tarwater opened the hearing on HB2768.

Charles Reimer, Revisor, gave a briefing of the bill and answered questions.(Attachment 1)

Oral Proponent Testimony:

Representative Leah Howell(Attachment 2)

Kristy Baughman, United Community Services of Johnson County, Inc(Attachment 3).

Rabbi Moti Rieber, Kansas Interfaith Action(Attachment 4)

Sister Amy Willcott, Depaul USA Leavenworth Attainable Housing - WebEx(Attachment 5)

Casey Johnson, Kansas Legal Services - WebEx(Attachment 6)

Molly Mendenhall, Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition - WebEx(Attachment 7)

Talita Leikam, Johnson County Mental Health Clinician - WebEx(Attachment 8)

Jessica Smith, Liaison for Kansas City Kansas Public Schools - WebEx(Attachment 9)

Justin Gust, El Centro - WebEx (Attachment 10)

Questions were presented by the Representatives and answered by the conferees.

Written only Proponents:

Dalton Black, United Way of Harvey and Marion Counties(Attachment 11)

Justin Gust, Private Citizen(Attachment 12)

Rachel Russell, Wyandotte County Resident(Attachment 13)

Brandi Galbreath, City of Emporia(Attachment 14)

Katie Killen, Habitat for Humanity of Kansas(Attachment 15)

Dustin Hare, Kansas Action for Children(Attachment 16)

Myranda Agnew, Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition(Attachment 17)

Written only Neutral:

Cole Schnieders, Coalition to End Homelessness in Wichita/Sedgwick County(Attachment 18)

Kelsey Herr, Kansas Housing Association(Attachment 19)

Oral Opponent:

Ed Jaskinia, Associated Landlords of Kansas spoke and answered questions.(Attachment 20)

Written only Opponents:

Martha Smith, Kansas Manufactured Housing Association(Attachment 21)

Chair Tarwater closed the hearing on HB2768.