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Minutes for HB2173 - Committee on Appropriations
Short Title
Amendments to the Kansas expanded lottery act relating to racetrack gaming facilities.
Minutes Content for Thu, Mar 23, 2017
Chairmman Waymaster opened the hearing on the bill.
Jill Wolters, Office of the Revisor of Statutes, presented the bill brief and responded to questions from committee members(Attachment 1). The bill amends the Kansas Expanded Lottery Act and the Kansas Parimutuel Racing Act concerning racetrack gaming facilities and lottery gaming facilities.
Mark Dapp, Legislative Research Department, presented an overview of the fiscal note (Attachment 2) and responded to questions from committee members.
Representative Hibbard presented testimony as a proponent of the bill (Attachment 3).
Scott Beeler, Lathrop & Gage, LLP, presented testimony as a proponent of the bill (Attachment 4).
Kimberly Svaty, Kansas Racing Alliance, presented testimony as a proponent of the bill (Attachment 5).
Written testimony as a proponent of the bill was provided by Brad Harrelson, Kansas Horse Council (Attachment 6) and Pam Davis, Kansas Thoroughbred Association (Attachment 7).
Terry Humphrey, Humane Society Legislative Fund of Kansas, presented testimony as an opponent of the bill (Attachment 8).
Whitney Damron, Kansas Entertainment, LLC, presented testimony as an opponent of the bill (Attachment 9).
Steve Brunk, Family Policy & Alliance, presented testimony as an opponent of the bill (Attachment 10).
Kevin Fowler, Frieden, Unrein & Forbes presented testimony as an opponent of the bill (Attachment 11).
Written testimony as opponents of the bill are listed as follows: Midge Grinstead, Humane Society of the U.S. (Attachment 12); Carla Lewis, Kansas Animal Control Association (Attachment 13); Michael Smallwood, Kansas City, Kansas, Chamber (Attachment 14; Dan Brungardt, USD #204 (Attachment 15; Kate Meghji, Lawrence Humane Society (Attachment 16); Kaleb Harwood, Community Citizen; (Attachment 17); Sheila Martinson, Community Citizen (Attachment 18); Eric Stafford, Kansas Chamber (Attachment 19). and Ralph Lilja, K.T.A. (Attachment 20).
Conferees responded to questions from committee members.
Chairman Waymaster thanked conferees for their presentations. He closed the hearing on the bill.
Meeting adjourned at: 10:43 a.m.
