Chairperson Humphries opened the Hearing on SB398.

Jason Thompson, Office of Revisor of Statutes, presented the Bill Brief.  (Attachment 4)

Mr. Thompson stood for questions.

Proponent:

Eric Stafford, President & CEO, Kansas Chamber of Commerce, testified that this bill would modify Kansas Statute to reflect recent changes under Federal rule of Evidence 702.  Being that Kansas is a statutory state for expert evidence, K.S.A. 60-456(b) needs to be updated to reflect these changes.  (Attachment 5)

The Chairperson drew attention to the Proponent Written Only testimonies:

Tyler Heffron, President, Kansas Association of Defense Counsel  (Attachment 6) 

Scot Kibbe, American Property Casualty Insurance Association (Attachment 7)

Pamela Bracher, Deputy General Counsel, American Trucking Association and Kansas Motor Carriers Association  (Attachment 8)

Peter Conley, Kansas Board of Indigents' Defense Services Legislative Committee  (Attachment 9)

Chairperson Humphries closed the Hearing on SB398.

Chairperson Humphries adjourned the meeting.