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Minutes for HB2337 - Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions
Short Title
Imposing a fee on each international transaction by a money transmitter by wire, allowing the state bank commissioner to assess penalties for the nonpayment of such fee, providing for the distribution of such fee and penalty moneys, establishing the criminal litigation fund, wire transfer fee fund and prosecutor and law enforcement grant fund and creating a misdemeanor crime of unlawful transmission of a wire transfer and providing criminal penalties therefor.
Minutes Content for Mon, Feb 17, 2025
Chair Hoheisel opened the hearing on HB 2337 and recognized Jason Thompson, Senior Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes to provide an overview. (Attachment1) A question and answer period followed.
Proponents - Chair Hoheisel recognized Tony Mattivi, Director, Kansas Bureau of Investigation, who provided information in support of HB 2337. (Attachment2) A question and answer period followed.
Neutral - Chair Hoheisel recognized the following individuals who provided neutral testimony on HB 2337: Brock Roehler, General Counsel, Office of the Bank Commissioner, (Attachment3); and Kelly VanZwoll, Vice President Government Relations, Kansas Bankers Association, (Attachment4). A question and answer period followed.
Opponents - Chair Hoheisel recognized Eli Rosenberg (remote-WEBEX), attorney, representing Money Services Business Association (MSBA), who provided testimony opposed to HB 2337, (Attachment5) A question and answer period followed.
Opponents Written Only - Danielle Hologram, Executive Director, Kansas Society of CPA's, (Attachment6); and Adam Fleisher, Counsel to the Money Services Round Table, (Attachment7).
Chair Hoheisel closed the hearing on HB 2337.
