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Minutes for HB2062 - Committee on Judiciary
Short Title
Providing for child support orders for unborn children from the date of conception.
Minutes Content for Thu, Feb 27, 2025
Opened hearing on HB2062.
Natalie Scott, Revisor's office, provided an overview of the bill and stood for questions.(Attachment 4)
Brittany Jones, Esq, Director of Policy and Engagement Kansas Family Voice gave testimony in support of the bill. She stated according to the most recent numbers more than 12,000 women in Kansas gave birth in the last year who were unmarried. Many of these women may have been a party to custody and child support proceedings. This is a simple bill to ensure that during these child support proceedings courts consider the baby still in the womb and make provisions accordingly. (Attachment 5)
Jeanne Gawdun, Director of Government Relations Relations, Kansans for Life, testified in support of the bill. She said this bill addresses some of the financial concerns pregnant women face by instructing the court to consider the direct medical and pregnancy related expenses of the mother when establishing guidelines for child support payments .(Attachment 6)
Proponent written only testimony was submitted by Lucricia Nold, Public Policy Specialist, Kansas Catholic Conference. (Attachment 7)
Proponent conferees stood for questions.
No neutral conferees.
Taylor Morton, Kansas Lobbyist and Policy Analyst, Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes, spoke in opposition of the bill. She stated that this bill purports to address the financial burdens of pregnancy and parenthood but all it would accomplish is further codifying fetal personhood language into Kansas law. (Attachment 8)
Melissa Stiehler, Loud Light Civic Action, spoke in opposition of the bill. She stated the primary impact of this bill would be establishing dangerous legal stature. Fetal personhood laws are about establishing legal precedent that a fetus has more rights than a pregnant person. (Attachment 9)
Opponents written only testimony was submitted by the following:
Laurel Burchfield, Advocacy Director, Mainstream (Attachment 10)
Rashane Hamby, Director of Policy and Research, ACLU Kansas (Attachment 11)
Michele A. Bennnett, M.D. (Attachment 12)
Joseph Nichols, Private Citizen (Attachment 13)
Molly Keppler, Private Citizen (Attachment 14)
Jeri Graham, Private Citizen (Attachment 15)
Amber Schmidt, Private Citizen (Attachment 16)
Suni Michaelsen, Private Citizen (Attachment 17)
Amy Moore, Private Citizen (Attachment 18)
Lenet Compton, Private Citizen (Attachment 19)
Danielle George, Private Citizen (Attachment 20)
Savannah Jurado, Private Citizen (Attachment 21)
Kelsey Ney, Private Citizen (Attachment 22)
Drew Ney, Private Citizen(Attachment 23)
Treena Soderling, Private Citizen (Attachment 24)
Melody Monroe, Private Citizen (Attachment 25)
Abriona Markham, Private Citizen (Attachment 26)
Matthew Reimer, Private Citizen (Attachment 27)
Kelsi Grove, Private Citizen (Attachment 28)
Mackenzie Crider, Private Citizen (Attachment 29)
Amanda Jones, Private Citizen (Attachment 30)
Bryana McDaniel, Private Citizen (Attachment 31)
Gracie Brush, Private Citizen (Attachment 32)
Paris Raite, Private Citizen (Attachment 33)
Rachel Motley, Private Citizen (Attachment 34)
Andreas Braz, Private Citizen (Attachment 35)
Alissa Danz, Private Citizen (Attachment 36)
Austin Vawter, Private Citizen (Attachment 37)
Miranda Sue Tenove, Private Citizen (Attachment 38)
Heather Woloscsuk, Private Citizen (Attachment 39)
Elaine Swan, Private Citizen (Attachment 40)
Jonathan Smith, Private Citizen (Attachment 41)
Conferees stood for questions.
No further conferees.
Chairwoman Warren closed the hearing on HB2062.
