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Minutes for SB38 - Committee on Federal and State Affairs
Short Title
Creating the defend the guard act to establish when the Kansas national guard may be released into active duty combat.
Minutes Content for Thu, Jan 30, 2025
Jason Long, Revisor of Statutes read and gave a description of bill. (Attachment 1)
Discussion ensued. The Chairman mentioned that there is a fiscal note.
Proponent Testimony
Dan McKnight, Bring our Troops Home (Attachment 2)
Scott Horton, Private Citizen (Attachment 3)
Shaun Heald, Private Citizen (Attachment 4)
Written Testimony
Kari Sue Vosburgh, Sedgwick County Precinct Committeewoman (Attachment 5)
Gloria Bayer, Sedgwick County Precinct Committeewoman (Attachment 6)
Tammy Minihan, Sedgwick County Precinct Committeewoman (Attachment 7)
Brett Anderson, Sedgwick County Precinct Committeeman (Attachment 8)
Jason Meirowsky, Sedgwick County Precinct Committeeman (Attachment 9)
Ian Brannan, Private Citizen (Attachment 10)
John Hauer, Private Citizen (Attachment 11)
Tyler Abel, Private Citizen (Attachment 12)
Questions to Proponents. Discussion ensued.
Opponent
Verbal
Lt. Col Jacob McElwee, Legal Advisor to the Adjunct General, KS National Guard (Attachment 13)
Lt. Col Keith Marshall, Legislative Affairs, Adjunct Generals Department, KS National Guard (Attachment 14)
Michael Kelly, Col USAF (ret) KS Council of Chapter of the Military Association of Officers of America (Attachment 15)
Questions and discussion ensued.
Chairman Thompson closed the hearing on SB38 at 11:20AM.
Chairman Thompson adjourned the meeting at 11:20AM.
