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Minutes for HB2311 - Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
Short Title
Prohibiting the secretary from adopting and enforcing policies for placement, custody and appointment of a custodian that may conflict with sincerely held religious or moral beliefs regarding sexual orientation or gender identity and creating a right of action for violations.
Minutes Content for Mon, Feb 17, 2025
Jessie Pringle, Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutes, reviewed HB2311 for the committee. ((Attachment 1) There were no questions from the committee.
Lance Kinzer, Director of Policy and Government Relations, First Amendment Partnership, gave proponent testimony on HB2311. (Attachment 2)
Nathan Bruns, Kansas State Director, Lifeline Children's Services, gave proponent testimony on HB2311. (Attachment 3)
Stacey Chik, private citizen, gave proponent testimony on HB2311. (Attachment 4)
Todd R. Chipman, PhD, private citizen, gave proponent testimony on HB2311. (Attachment 5)
Tiffany Applegate, private citizen, gave proponent testimony on HB2311. (Attachment 6)
Brittany Jones, Attorney, Director of Policy and Engagement, Kansas Family Voice, gave proponent testimony on HB2311. (Attachment 7)
The conferees stood for questions from the committee.
Lucretia Nold, Public Policy Specialist, Kansas Catholic Conference, submitted written-only proponent testimony on HB2311. (Attachment 8)
Rija Khan, private citizen, gave opponent testimony on HB2311. (Attachment 9)
Chloe Chaffin, private citizen, gave opponent testimony on HB2311. (Attachment 10)
Laurel Burchfield, Advocacy Director, Mainstream, gave opponent testimony on HB2311. (Attachment 11)
Andy Connolly, private citizen, gave opponent testimony on HB2311. (Attachment 12)
Briana McGeough, PhD, MSW, private citizen, gave opponent testimony on HB2311. (Attachment 13)
Ashley Balza, private citizen, gave opponent testimony on HB2311. (Attachment 14)
Taryn Jones, Policy Director, Equality Kansas, gave opponent testimony on HB2311. (Attachment 15)
Elise Flatland, private citizen, gave opponent testimony on HB2311. (Attachment 16)
Rabbi Moti Rieber, Executive Director, Kansas Interfaith Action, gave opponent testimony on HB2311. (Attachment 17)
The conferees stood for questions from the committee.
The following submitted written-only opponent testimony on HB2311:
Andrea Anglin, private citizen (Attachment 18)
Christine Becker, private citizen (Attachment 19)
Caroline Beelman, private citizen (Attachment 20)
Charissa Bertels, private citizen (Attachment 21)
Kristen Blackton, private citizen (Attachment 22)
Kalyn Boesen, private citizen (Attachment 23)
Dakota Bowden, Founder, Psychedelic Veterans of Kansas (Attachment 24)
Monica Brown, private citizen (Attachment 25)
Rev. Dr. Isabel Call, Minister, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Manhattan (Attachment 26)
Xoe Cranberry, private citizen (Attachment 27)
Rev. Caroline Dean, United Church of Christ (Attachment 28)
Rev. Loren Drummond, Minister, Great Plains Conference UMC (Attachment 29)
Dr. Gray Endres, private citizen (Attachment 30
Kathryn Fessler, private citizen (Attachment 31)
Jay Flatland, private citizen (Attachment 32)
Baylee Foxear, private citizen (Attachment 33)
Matthew Golden, private citizen (Attachment 34)
Abril Gonzalez, private citizen (Attachment 35)
Jamie Greason, private citizen(Attachment 36)
Liz Hamor, private citizen (Attachment 37)
Greg Howard, private citizen (Attachment 38)
Angelica Ionic, private citizen (Attachment 39)
Holly Krebs, private citizen (Attachment 40)
Thea Lake, private citizen (Attachment 41)
Zane Lawrence, private citizen (Attachment 42)
Isidro Marino, private citizen (Attachment 43)
Karen McHenry, private citizen (Attachment 44)
Shelby Moore, private citizen (Attachment 45)
Katrina Morris, private citizen (Attachment 46)
Taylor Morton, Kansas Lobbyist and Policy Analyst, Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes (Attachment 47)
Joseph Nicholas, private citizen (Attachment 48)
Ryan Nuckles, private citizen (Attachment 49)
Claudia Patrick, private citizen (Attachment 50)
Carrie Paulette, private citizen (Attachment 51)
Alexis Perry, private citizen (Attachment 52)
Logan Pinedo, private citizen (Attachment 53)
Klarissa Ponce, private citizen (Attachment 54)
Ashley, Radtke, LMFT, LCMFT, private citizen (Attachment 55)
Monica Rethman, private citizen (Attachment 56)
Tristan Rethman, private citizen (Attachment 57)
Ella Rhuems, private citizen (Attachment 58)
Rowan Scheuring, private citizen (Attachment 59)
Vivian Slater, private citizen (Attachment 60)
Mary Stallard, private citizen (Attachment 61)
Melissa Stiehler, Advocacy Director, Loud Light Civic Action (Attachment 62)
Mackenzi Truelove, private citizen (Attachment 63)
Austin Vawter, private citizen (Attachment 64)
Brenna Visocsky, Just Campaign Director, Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice (Attachment 65)
Amy Voelker, private citizen (Attachment 66)
Quinn White, private citizen (Attachment 67)
Christopher Wilson, private citizen (Attachment 68)
There was no neutral testimony submitted.
The Chair closed the hearing on the HB2311.
Representative Johnson moved, seconded by Representative Humphries, to suspend the rules and advance HB2311 out of committee. Motion passed. Representative Brownlee Paige, Representative Carr, and Representative Ousley wanted their opposition votes on the motion recorded.
Discussion ensued among the committee on HB2311. Representative Ousley moved, seconded by Representative Brownlee Paige to table HB2311. Motion failed.
Representative Johnson moved, seconded by Representative Barth, to pass HB2311 out of committee as favorable. Motion passed. Representative Brownlee Paige, Representative Carr, and Representative Ousley wanted their opposition votes on the motion recorded.
The Chair adjourned the meeting at 3:10 p.m.
