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HB 2168 Committee Minutes and Testimony
Allowing hemp fiber, grain and seeds to be used as food for livestock, poultry and pets; adding hemp grain to the definition of grain; authorizing the secretary to utilize performance-based sampling when inspecting industrial hemp; lowering license and registration fees; extending license and registration periods to two years; and exempting certain hemp processors from fingerprinting and background check requirements.
Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Testimony | Presenter | Organization | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 14, 2024 | View | Download | Tamera Lawrence | Revisor | Sub HB2168 Overview |
| Thu, Mar 14, 2024 | View | Download | Tory Marie Blew | Representative | Sub HB2168 |
| Thu, Mar 14, 2024 | View | Download | Kelly Rippel | Kansans for Hemp | Sub HB2168 |
| Thu, Mar 14, 2024 | View | Download | Kelly Rippel | Kansans for Hemp | Sub HB2168 Industry Updates |
| Thu, Mar 14, 2024 | View | Download | Kelly Rippel | Kansans for Hemp | Sub HB2168 KS-US Hemplicense data |
| Thu, Mar 14, 2024 | View | Download | Brian Ochsner | Sub HB2168 | |
| Thu, Mar 14, 2024 | View | Download | Kelsey Olson, Deputy Secretary | KDA | Sub HB2168 |
| Thu, Mar 14, 2024 | View | Download | Nicholas Reinecker | Sub HB2168 | |
| Thu, Mar 14, 2024 | View | Download | Robin Bonsall | Sub HB2168 | |
| Thu, Mar 14, 2024 | View | Download | Sarah Stephens Selmon | Ks. Hemp Consortium | Sub HB2168 |
| Thu, Mar 21, 2024 | View | Download | Senator Virgil Peck | Legislature | SubHB2168 amendment |
| Thu, Mar 21, 2024 | View | Download | Senator Virgil Peck | Legislature | SubHB2168 amendment |
House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Testimony | Presenter | Organization | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jan 24, 2024 | View | Download | Kelly Rippel and Sarah Stephens | Kansans for Hemp and Kansas Hemp Consortium | Update of Industrial Hemp |
| Wed, Jan 24, 2024 | View | Download | Kelly Rippel and Sarah Stephens | Kansans for Hemp and Kansas Hemp Consortium | Application and License Fees Per State |
| Wed, Jan 24, 2024 | View | Download | Kyle Hamilton, Revisor | Office of Revisor of Statutes | Representative Rahjes Amendment on HB 2168 |
| Wed, Mar 15, 2023 | View | Download | Kelly Rippel, Citizen | Kansans for Hemp | Proponent |
| Wed, Mar 15, 2023 | View | Download | Nick Reineker | Citizen | Neutral Part 2 |
| Wed, Mar 15, 2023 | View | Download | Nick Reinecker | Citizen | Neutral |
| Wed, Mar 15, 2023 | View | Download | Kellel Rippel | Kansans for Hemp | Proponent |
| Wed, Mar 15, 2023 | View | Download | Shahira Stafford | Kansas Cooperative Council | Opponent |
| Wed, Mar 15, 2023 | View | Download | Ed Klumpp, Legislative Liaison | Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police, Kansas Sheriffs Association, Kansas Peace Officers Association | Opponent |
| Wed, Mar 15, 2023 | View | Download | Ron Seeber, President and CEO | Kansas Grain and Feed Association and Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association | Opponent |
| Wed, Mar 15, 2023 | View | Download | Doug Jorgensen, State Fire Marshal | State of Kansas | Opponent |
| Wed, Mar 15, 2023 | View | Download | Robert Jacobs, Executive Officer | Kansas Bureau of Investigation | Opponent |
| Wed, Mar 15, 2023 | View | Download | Kelsey Olson, Deputy Secretary | Kansas Department of Agriculture | Opponent |
| Wed, Mar 15, 2023 | View | Download | Kyle Hamilton | Office of the Revisor | Brief |
| Wed, Mar 15, 2023 | View | Download | Brian Ochsner | Citizen | Proponent |
| Wed, Mar 15, 2023 | View | Download | Kelly Rippel | Kansans for Hemp | Proponent |
| Wed, Mar 15, 2023 | View | Download | Sarah Stephnes Selmon, President | Kansas Hemp Corsortium and Midwest Hemp Technology | Proponent |
| Wed, Mar 15, 2023 | View | Download | Robin M Bonsall | Kansans for Hemp | Proponent |
| Wed, Mar 15, 2023 | View | Download | Kelly Ripple | Kansans for Hemp | Proponent |
| Wed, Mar 15, 2023 | View | Download | Kristey Williams | Kansas House of Representatives District 77 | Proponent |
| Wed, Mar 15, 2023 | View | Download | Tory Marie Blew | Kansas House of Represenatives District 112 | Proponent |
