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Minutes for HB2280 - Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
Short Title
Amendments to the Kansas expanded lottery act relating to racetrack gaming and Wyandotte county horse racing.
Minutes Content for Thu, Feb 21, 2019
Chairperson Tarwater opened the hearing on HB2280 and asked Revisor Reimer to give an overview of the bill. Revisor Reimer answered questions from Committee members.
Appearing before the Committee as proponents were:
Gail Radke, Kansas Thoroughbred Association (Attachment 5), (Attachment 6)
Jeff Rutland, Kansas Quarter Horse Racing Association and Kansas Thoroughbred Association (Attachment 7), (Attachment 8), (Attachment 9), (Attachment10), (Attachment 11)
Mike Taylor, Unified Government (Attachment 12)
Jeanie Laymon, JK Running Horses, LLC (Attachment 13)
Representative Larry Hibbard, 13th District, Kansas House of Representatives (Attachment 14)
Written-only proponents:
Megan Kilgore, Kansas Veterinary Medical Association (Attachment 15)
Rita Osborn, Kansas Quarter Horse Racing Association (Attachment 16)
Appearing as opponents were:
Whitney Damron, Kansas Entertainment, LLC (Attachment 17)
Matthew R. Bergman, Manager of Kansas Crossing Casino, Kansas Star Casino and Boot Hill Casino & Resort (Attachment 18)
Terry Humphrey, Humane Society Legislative Fund of Kansas (Attachment 19)
Conferees stood for questions.
There was no other testimony provided.
Chairperson Tarwater thanked the conferees and closed the hearing on HB2280.
The meeting adjourned at 3:23 p.m.
The next meeting will be February 22, 2019.
