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Minutes for HB2153 - Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Short Title
Specifying when boards of directors for irrigation districts of 35,000 or more acres may conduct board member elections by mail ballot and establishing the terms for such members.
Minutes Content for Fri, Feb 14, 2025
Chairperson Rahjes opened the hearing on HB2153 and requested Revisor Kyle Hamilton, Office of Revisors of Statutes, to give the bill brief. (Attachment 11) He stood for questions.
Research Analyst, Heather O'Hara, Legislative Research Department, was asked to give the report on the fiscal note.
Appearing before the Committee as Oral Proponents on this bill were:
Representative Scott Hill, 70th District, Kansas House of Representatives (Attachment 12) There were no questions.
Keith Grimm, MWI, LLC (Attachment 13) There were no questions.
There was no other proponent testimony.
Speaking in opposition to this bill was:
Josh McGinn, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture (Attachment 14) There were no questions.
Written-Only Opponent testimony was submitted by Lori C. Spragens, Executive Director, Association of State Dam Safety Officials (Attachment 15)
Dana Hinderliter, P.E., Kansas Society of Professional Engineers (Attachment 16)
There being no further testimony on HB2153, Chairperson Rahjes closed the hearing.
Chairperson Rahjes adjourned the meeting at 4:47 p.m.
The next meeting of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee is scheduled for February 17, 2025.
