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SB 70 Committee Minutes and Testimony
Providing for reasonable fees for electronic copies of records under the open records act, exempting from disclosure formally closed investigations with no found violations, requiring county or district attorneys to file reports of violations with the attorney in December instead of January, determining the membership calculation of subordinate groups under the open meetings act, requiring public bodies or agencies that live stream meetings to ensure that the public is able to observe and providing for a five minute deviation to resume an open meeting at the conclusion of executive sessions.
House Committee on Judiciary
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Testimony | Presenter | Organization | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Mar 12, 2025 | View | Download | Matthew Bingesser | Attorney General's Office | Neutral Written Only |
| Wed, Mar 12, 2025 | View | Download | John Goodyear | League of Kansas Municipalities | Neutral |
| Wed, Mar 12, 2025 | View | Download | Jay Hall | KS Association of Counties | Neutral Written Only |
| Wed, Mar 12, 2025 | View | Download | Michael Koss | City of Overland Park | Neutral Written Only |
| Wed, Mar 12, 2025 | View | Download | Missy Leavitt | Private Citizen | Neutral |
| Wed, Mar 12, 2025 | View | Download | Audrey Anderson | KS Register of Deeds | Proponent Written Only |
| Wed, Mar 12, 2025 | View | Download | Dave Trabert | KS Policy Institute | Proponent |
| Wed, Mar 12, 2025 | View | Download | Jason Thompson | Office of the Revisor of Statutes | Bill Brief |
| Wed, Mar 12, 2025 | View | Download | Angela Stallbaumer | KS Assoc of School Boards | Neutral Written Only |
Senate Committee on Judiciary
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Testimony | Presenter | Organization | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Feb 3, 2025 | View | Download | Dick Carter, on behalf of | City of Overland Park | SB70 opponent written only |
| Mon, Feb 3, 2025 | View | Download | John Goodyear, General Counsel | League of Kansas Municipalities | SB70 proponent in person |
| Mon, Feb 3, 2025 | View | Download | Jay Hall, Deputy Director and General Counsel | Kansas Assoc of Counties | SB70 proponent in person |
| Mon, Feb 3, 2025 | View | Download | Jill O'Connor | Private Citizen | SB70 proponent in person |
| Mon, Feb 3, 2025 | View | Download | Dave Trabert, CEO | Kansas Policy Institute | SB70 opponent in person |
| Mon, Feb 3, 2025 | View | Download | Matthew Bingesser Administrative Counsel | Office of the Attorney General, Kansas | SB70 neutral inperson |
| Mon, Feb 3, 2025 | View | Download | Angela Stallbaumer, Deputy Director General Counsel | Kansas Association of School Boards | SB70 neutral in person |
| Mon, Feb 3, 2025 | View | Download | Amanda Stanley, City Attorney | City of Topkea | SB70 neutral written only |
| Mon, Feb 3, 2025 | View | Download | Charlotte O'Hara | Private Citizen | SB70 proponent in person |
| Mon, Feb 3, 2025 | View | Download | Dick Carter on behalf of | City of Overland Park | SB70 Neutral Written Only |
| Mon, Feb 3, 2025 | View | Download | Debbie Detmer | Private Citizen | SB70 Proponent in person |
| Mon, Feb 3, 2025 | View | Download | Gary Morgan | Private Citizen | SB70 proponent in person |
| Mon, Feb 3, 2025 | View | Download | Catherine Ellsworth | Private Citizen | SB70 proponent in person |
| Mon, Feb 3, 2025 | View | Download | Bret Anderson | Private Citizen | SB70 proponent written only |
| Mon, Feb 3, 2025 | View | Download | Natalie Scott, Revisor's Office | State of Kansas | SB70 Bill Brief |
