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Minutes for HB2119 - Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
Short Title
Eliminating the Kansas affordable housing tax credit act effective July 1, 2025.
Minutes Content for Thu, Feb 6, 2025
Chair Tarwater opened the hearing on HB2119, Charles Reimer, Office of Revisor of Statutes, explained the bill.
Tony Krsnich, Kansas Housing Association Inc. & Flint Hills Holding gave oral opponent testimony. (Attachment 1) (Attachment 2)
Tommy Lowmon, Sugar Creek Capital, spoke in opposition. (Attachment 3)
Colin Nickells, Advantage Capital, gave oral testimony in opposition. (Attachment 4)
Alex Orel, Kansas Bankers Association spoke against the bill. (Attachment 5)
Debra Teufel, Kansas Economic Development Alliance, spoke in opposition(Attachment 6) (Attachment 7)
Kristy Baughman, United Community Services of Johnson County, spoke against the bill. (Attachment 8) (Attachment 9)
Josh Adrian, The Prime Company, gave opposition testimony. (Attachment 10)
Braxton Copley, City of Topeka, opposed the bill. (Attachment 11)
Dustin Hare, Kansas Action for Children, opposed the bill.(Attachment 12)
Rabbi Moti Rieber, Kansas Interfaith Action, gave oral opposition.(Attachment 13)
Ryan Vincent, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation, gave neutral testimony.(Attachment 14)
Nathan Eberline, League of Kansas Municipalities, gave neutral testimony.(Attachment 15)
The following submitted Written Only, opponent testimony:
Pat Tolin, MCP Group, (Attachment 16)
Katherine Smith, Marian Development Group (Attachment 17)
Michael D. Schrage, City of Salina (Attachment 18)
Jonathan Smith, Lawrence Public Health (Attachment 19)
Wheatland Investments, Gardner Kansas (Attachment 20)
Andy Markenson, Red Stone Equity Partners (Attachment 21)
Mike Rossi, Enterprise Housing Credit Investments (Attachment 22)
Daniel DiFrancesco, Commonwealth Development Corporation of America (Attachment 23)
Matthew Gillam, Overland Property Group (Attachment 24)
Jeffrey Gillam, Jones Gillam Renz Architects (Attachment 25)
Brett Johnson, Kansas Housing Association (Attachment 26)
James Dunton, Raymond James Affordable Housing Investments (Attachment 27)
Matt Allen, Southwest Kansas Coalition(Attachment 28)
Brennan Crawford, Community Housing of Wyandotte County (Attachment 29)
Angie Mendoza, Mennonite Housing Rehabilitation Services, Inc. (Attachment 30)
Renee Duxler, Salina Chamber of Commerce (Attachment 31)
Bonnie S. Lowe, The Chamber Lawrence Kansas (Attachment 32)
Lea Roselyn, Affordable Housing, Lawrence Kansas (Attachment 33)
Robert Gibson, Health Forward Foundation (Attachment 34)
Jessica Porter, Private Citizen (Attachment 35)
Geoff Jolley, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (Attachment 36)
Dan Maximuk, Overland Construction Group (Attachment 37)
Rich Stinnett, Newton Kansas (Attachment 38)
Kayla Knier, Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition (Attachment 39)
Andrew and Matthew Danner, AMD Partners (Attachment 40)
Matthew Allen, Garden City Kansas (Attachment 41)
Lisse Regehr, Thrive Allen County (Attachment 42)
Nickaila Sandate, Ember Hope (Attachment 43)
Jonathan Sublet, SENT Inc. (Attachment 44)
Chair Tarwater closed the hearing on HB2119.
Hearing adjourned at 2:55 PM
