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SCR 1611 Committee Minutes and Testimony
Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for direct election of supreme court justices and abolish the supreme court nominating commission.
House Committee on Judiciary
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Testimony | Presenter | Organization | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Jason Thompson | Office of Revisor of Statutes | Bill Brief |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Jason Thompson | Office of Revisor of Statutes | Bill Brief |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Prof. Chris W. Bonneau | University of Pittsburth | Proponent |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Justice Robert Edmunds | Former NC Supreme Court | Proponent |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Kris Kobach | Attorney General | Proponent |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Josh Ney | Kriegshauser Ney Law Group | Proponent |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Hon. Clark V. Owens | Retired Court District Judge | Proponent |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Elizabeth Patton | Americans for Prosperity-Kansas | Proponent |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Anthony Powell | Solicitor Gen, Attorney General's Office | Proponent |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Hon. Kevin M. Smith | KS Court District Judge | Proponent |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Steven Brunk | City Elders of Kansas | Proponent Written Only |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Dale Enyart | Private Citizen | Proponent Written Only |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Hon. Charles M. Hart | KS District Judge, 13th District | Proponent Written Only |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Chris McGowne | McGowne Law Offices, P.A. | Proponent Written Only |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Eric Stafford | KS Chamber | Proponent Written Only |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Kari Sue Vosburgh | Private Citizen | Proponent Written Only |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Sue Bond | Former Nominating Comm Member | Opponent |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Judith Deedy | Game On for Kansas Schools | Opponent |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Leah Fliter | KS Assoc of School Boards | Opponent |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Rashane Hamby | ALCU of Kansas | Opponent |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Ellen Johnson | Private Citizen | Opponent |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Fred Logan | KS Bar Assoc | Opponent |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Dave Morantz | KS Trial Lawyers Assoc | Opponent |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Gina Spade | KS Women Attorneys for Freedom | Opponent |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Samantha Woods | KS Assoc of Defense Counsel | Opponent |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Taylor Morton | Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes | Opponent Written Only |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Ashley Billam | KS Women Attorneys Assoc | Opponent Written Only |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Kelson Bohnet, Clayson Perkins & others | BIDS Legislative Comm | Opponent Written Only |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | CitizenOpponents, Last Names A-C | Private Citizens | Opponent Written Only |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | CitizenOpponents, Last Names D-H | Private Citizens | Opponent Written Only |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | CitizenOpponents, Last Names J-M | Private Citizens | Opponent Written Only |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | CitizenOpponents, Last Names N-S | Private Citizens | Opponent Written Only |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | CitizenOpponents, Last Names T-Z | Private Citizens | Opponent Written Only |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Mike Fonkert | KS Appleseed Center for Law & Justice | Opponent Written Only |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Mandi Hunter | Johnson Co Bar Assoc | Opponent Written Only |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Sarah Lafrenz | KS Organization of State Employees | Opponent Written Only |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Rocky Nichols | Disability Rights Center of Kansas | Opponent Written Only |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Rabbi Moti Rieber | Kansas Interfaith Action | Opponent Written Only |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Blake Shuart | Hutton & Hutton, Wichita | Opponent Written Only |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Denise Sultz | Kansas PTA | Opponent Written Only |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Linda Weis Olson | Former Member, Supreme Court Nominating Comm | Opponent Written Only |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Michelle Moe Witte | Wichita Bar Assoc | Opponent Written Only |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | View | Download | Dan Osman | District 48 | Legislative Research |
Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Testimony | Presenter | Organization | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Feb 26, 2025 | View | Download | Balloon Amendment | SCR1611 | |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Ty Masterson | President of the Senate | Prop, In-P |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Ty Masterson | President of the Senate | Prop, In-P, SCR 1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Kris Kobach | KS Attorney General | Prop, In-P, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Anthony Powell | KS Solicitor General | Prop, In-P, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Honorary Robert Edmunds | Former Assocate Justice for the North Carolina Supreme Court | Prop, Webex, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Honorary Clark Owens | Retired District Judge | Prop, Webex, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Scott Blackburn | Americans for Prosperity | Prop, In-P, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Josh Ney | Kriegshauser Ney Law Firm | Prop, In-P, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Honorary Kevin Smith | Private Citizen | Prop, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Honorary Charles M. Hart | 13th Judicial District | Prop, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Tanner Tempel | Deputy State Director for Americans for Prosperity | Prop, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | James Franco | KPI President | Prop, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Tammy Minihan | Sedgwick County Precinct Committeewoman | Prop, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Gloria Bayer | Sedgwick County Committeewoman | Prop, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Brett Anderson | Sedgwick County Committeeman | Prop, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Jamie Kissinger | Precinct Committeewoman 526 | Prop, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Kari Sue Vosburgh | Sedgwick County Precinct Committeewoman | Prop, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Dale Enyart | Private Citizen | Prop, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Mary Stang | Private Citizen | Prop, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Patricia DeDamos | Private Citizen | Prop, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Fred Logan | KS Bar Association | Opp, In-P, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Samantha Woods testimony given by Anne Kindling | KS Assocation of Defense Counsel | Opp, In-P, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Blake Shuart | Private Citizen and on behalf of Hutton and Hutton Law Firm | Opp, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Nicole Revenaugh | KS Women Attorneys Assocation for Freedom | Opp, In-P, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Rashane Hamby | ACLU of KS | Opp, In-P, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Mike Fonkert | Deputy Directory, KS Appleseed Center for Law and Justice | Opp, In-P, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | David Morantz, | Shamberg, Johnson and Berman on behalf of the KS Trial Lawyers Association | Opp, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Carly DuVall LeRiche | Private Citizen | Opp, In-P, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Ron Hobert | President AFT KS | Opp, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Sarah LaFrenz | KS Organization of State Employees | Opp, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Rabbi Moti Rieber | KS Interfaith Action | Opp, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Mandi Hunter | Johnson County Bar Association | Opp, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Kathy Webb | Women for KS | Opp, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Taylor Morton | Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes | Opp, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Davis Hammet | Loud Light Civic Action | Opp, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Ashley Billam | KS Women's Attorneys Assocation | Opp, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Leah Fliter | KS Association of Schools Boards | Opp, In-P, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Michelle Moe Witte | Wichita Bar Association | Opp, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Marjorie Van Buren | Private Citizen | Opp, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Rand Simmons | Private Citizen and Attorney | Opp, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Clay Barker | Deputy Secretary of State | N, In-P, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Bill Summary | Jason Long Revisor of Statutes | SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Nick Reinecker | Private Citizen | Prop, In-P, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Itzel Vargas | Private Citizen | Opp, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Melinda Lewis | Private Citizen | Opp, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Rocky Nichols | Disability Rights Center of KS | Opp, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Steve Brunk | City of Elders KS and Retired Rep from District 85 | Prop, In-P, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Steve Brunk | City of Elders of KS | Prop, In-P, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Eric Stafford | KS Chamber | Opp, W, SCR1611 |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | View | Download | Eric Stafford | KS Chamber | Prop, W, SCR1611 |
