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Minutes for HB2012 - Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Short Title
Providing an income tax credit for the sale and distribution of ethanol blends for motor vehicle fuels.
Minutes Content for Thu, Feb 13, 2025
Chairperson Rahjes opened the hearing on HB2012 and requested Revisor Kyle Hamilton, Office of Revisor of Statutes, to give the bill brief. (Attachment 23)
Research Analyst, Heather O'Hara, Legislative Research Department, gave details of the fiscal note.
Chairperson Rahjes announced questions would be held until after the completion of all testimony.
Oral Proponents for HB2012 were:
Randy Stookey, Sr. Vice President of Government Affairs, on behalf of Renew Biofuels Association (Attachment 24)
Taylor Williamson, Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Kansas Corn, on behalf of Josh Roe, CEO, Kansas Corn Growers Association (Attachment 25)
Michael O'Donnell, on behalf of Jump Start Stores (Attachment 26)
Brian Posler, on behalf of Fuel True Independent Energy and Convenience (Attachment 27)
Providing Written-Only Oral testimony were the following:
Sandy Braden, Braden Heidner Lowe & Associates, on behalf of Steve Seabrook, Vice President of Commercial Relations for POET Biofuels (Attachment 28)
Chris Bliley, Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Growth Energy (Attachment 29)
Claudia Hissong, State Affairs Manager, Kansas Farm Bureau (Attachment 30)
Dave VanderGriend, CEO of IMC, Inc. (Attachment 31)
Shahira Stafford, Stafford Public Affairs, on behalf of Kansas Cooperative Council (Attachment 32)
Because of time constraints, Chairperson Rahjes asked the Committee members to hold their questions until this bill is worked.
There being no other testimony to present to the Committee, Chairperson Rahjes closed the hearing on HB2012 and adjourned the meeting at 5:12 p.m.
The next meeting of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee is scheduled for February 14, 2025.
