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Minutes for HB2254 - Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Short Title
Requiring milk processors to hold payments in trust for milk producers until full payment is received, with funds in escrow considered held in trust.
Minutes Content for Thu, Mar 13, 2025
Chairman Peck opened the hearing on HB2254.
Tamera Lawrence, Revisor, presented an overview of the bill. (Attachment 1)
Aaron Popelka, V.P. of Legal and Governmental Affairs, Kansas Livestock Association (KLA) provided testimony in support of the bill. (Attachment 2) KLA policy "supports the creation of a milk marketing trust statute that gives unpaid cash sellers of milk first priority in the proceeds a dairy processor receives from the sale of milk or dairy products derived from the milk purchased from the seller."
Mr. Popelka stood for questions.
Written Only Proponent testimony
Janet Bailey, CEO, Kansas Dairy (Attachment 3)
Brian Hemann (Attachment 4)
Chairman Peck closed the hearing at 8:44 a.m.
