Senate · Education

Hearing: on Monday, March 6, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Room 144-S Past

Bills heard

Number	Title	Status
HB 2238	Creating the fairness in women's sports act to require that female student athletic teams only include members who are biologically female.	Veto overridden

Testimony

Proponent (18)

Matt Sharp, Senior Counsel — Alliance Defending Freedom
B16 Proponent HB2238
Caroline Bruce McAndrew
B17 Proponent HB2238
Josh Powell, Former Kansas Representative
B14 Proponent HB2238
Sarah Parshall Perry, Senior Legal Fellow — Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, The Heritage Foundation
B15 Proponent HB2238
Lucrecia Nold, Policy Specialist — Kansas Catholic Conference
B11 Proponent HB2238
Brittany Jones, Director of Policy — Kansas Family Voice
B12 Proponent HB2238
Riley Gaines, Spokeswoman — Independent Women's Voice
B1 Proponent HB2238
Autumn Caycedo, M.D.
B13 Proponent HB2238
Julia Campbell, Regional Coordinator — Young Women for America
B10 Proponent HB2238
Julia Campbell, Regional Coordinator — Young Women for America
B10 Proponent HB2238
Autumn Caycedo, M.D.
B13 Proponent HB2238
Riley Gaines, Spokeswoman — Independent Women's Voice
B1 Proponent HB2238
Brittany Jones, Director of Policy — Kansas Family Voice
B12 Proponent HB2238
Lucrecia Nold, Policy Specialist — Kansas Catholic Conference
B11 Proponent HB2238
Sarah Parshall Perry, Senior Legal Fellow — Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, The Heritage Foundation
B15 Proponent HB2238
Matt Sharp, Senior Counsel — Alliance Defending Freedom
B16 Proponent HB2238
Josh Powell, Former Kansas Representative
B14 Proponent HB2238
Caroline Bruce McAndrew
B17 Proponent HB2238

Opponent (158)

Vince Munoz
D Opponent HB2238
Ephren Taylor
Opponent Written Only HB2238
Sylvie Althoff
Opponent Written Only HB2238
Katrina Abraham
Opponent Written Only HB2238
Jacob Young, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Rev. Caela Simmons Wood — First Congregationalist United Church and Kansas Interfaith Action
D Opponent HB2238
Lisa Weeks, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Evan Washechek, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Keaton Vaugh, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Laurie Todd, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Matthew Thompson, Teacher/Parent
D Opponent HB2238
Susan Thomas, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Holly Terrill, Parent
D Opponent HB2238
Dawn Tallchief, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Melissa Stiehler, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Grace Starr
D Opponent HB2238
MJ Stallard, Teacher
D Opponent HB2238
Natalie Sperry, Kansas Employee
D Opponent HB2238
Jonathan Smith, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Hauna Slaughter, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Alexandra Shoup, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Linda Sanchez, Parent
D Opponent HB2238
Rabbi Moti Rieber, Executive Director — Kansas Interfaith Action
D Opponent HB2238
Hailey Reed, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Tammy Quayle, Parent
D Opponent HB2238
Jennifer Pearson, Professor of Sociology — Wichita State University
D Opponent HB2238
Melinda Parks, Parent
D Opponent HB2238
Ann Norbury, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Aubrey Neihaus, Professor
D Opponent HB2238
Teri Millar, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Matthew Millar, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Kathryn Mersmann, KSHSAA Alumni
D Opponent HB2238
Kendra Meek, Kansas Citizen and Parent
D Opponent HB2238
Kenna McNally, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Nikki McDonald, Parent
D Opponent HB2238
Whitney Lohrenz, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Alexis Lankford, Teacher
D Opponent HB2238
Monica Kurz, Vice President for External Programming — Kansas Suicide Prevention Headquarters
D Opponent HB2238
Jeanne Koontz, Kansas Citizen, Clery
D Opponent HB2238
Julie Kedzie, Kansas Citizen and Former Athlete
D Opponent HB2238
Al Frisby, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Ann Mah and Dr. Deena Horst, Legislative Liaisons — Kansas State Board of Education
D Opponent HB2238
Daniel Klaassen, Education Policy Advisor — Kansas Action for Children
D Opponent HB2238
Haze Jones, Kansas Teacher
D Opponent HB2238
Dr. Kris Humphreys
D Opponent HB2238
Daniel England, Student
D Opponent HB2238
Dena Hubbard, MD, FAAP, Chair Public Policy Committee — Kansas Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
D Opponent HB2238
Monroe Hanson, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Sarah Grochmal, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Joe Grochmal, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Heather Grimsley, Parent, Former Teacher
D Opponent HB2238
Erik Graefe, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Judith Deedy, Executive Director — Game On for Kansas Schools
D Opponent HB2238
Rev. Caroline Dean — Kansas Oklahoma Conference of the United Church of Christ and Kansas Interfaith Action
D Opponent HB2238
Kristina Davis, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Colleen Cunningham, Parent
D Opponent HB2238
Rev. Lorraine Ceniceros, Conference Minister — Kansas Oklahoma Conference United Church of Christ, Junction City, KS
D Opponent HB2238
Alice Capson, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Rev. Dr. Isabel Call, Minister — Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Manhattan
D Opponent HB2238
Joy Brungardt, Administrator — EQUAL Trans Support Group
D Opponent HB2238
Colby Bruner, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist — KC Character Development LLC
D Opponent HB2238
Jesse Borosky, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Erica Benson, Parent
D Opponent HB2238
Jonithan Bennett, Parent
D Opponent HB2238
Kim Bellemere, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Fred Bellemere, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Emily Bartley, Executive Director — b.hive theatre
D Opponent HB2238
Atchison, Melissa, Pastor
D Opponent HB2238
Ephren Taylor, Kansas Citizen
C15 Opponent HB2238
Erin Woods, Parent
C17 Opponent HB2238
Kyle Velte, Associate Dean for Faculty and Professors — University of Kansas School of Law
C14 Opponent HB2238
John Shively, Lead Coordinator — Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth
C13 Opponent HB 2238
Rev. Annie Ricker, incoming Board Chair — Kansas Interfaith Action
C12 Opponent HB2238
Erica Ramirez, Director of Operations — Mid-America LGBT Chamber of Commerce
C11 Opponent HB2238
Iridescent Riffel, Kansas Citizen
C18 Opponent HB2238
Amanda Mogoi, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
C16 Opponent HB2238
Dr. Briana McGeough, Assistant Professor — University of Kansas School of Social Welfare and co-founder LGBTQ+ Research and Advocacy
C10 Opponent HB2238
D.C. Hiegert, Legal Fellow — American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas
C1 Opponent HB2238
Donovan Dillon, Kansas Citizen
C19 Opponent HB2238
Donovan Dillon, Kansas Citizen
C19 Opponent HB2238
D.C. Hiegert, Legal Fellow — American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas
C1 Opponent HB2238
Dr. Briana McGeough, Assistant Professor — University of Kansas School of Social Welfare and co-founder LGBTQ+ Research and Advocacy
C10 Opponent HB2238
Amanda Mogoi, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
C16 Opponent HB2238
Iridescent Riffel, Kansas Citizen
C18 Opponent HB2238
Erica Ramirez, Director of Operations — Mid-America LGBT Chamber of Commerce
C11 Opponent HB2238
Rev. Annie Ricker, incoming Board Chair — Kansas Interfaith Action
C12 Opponent HB2238
John Shively, Lead Coordinator — Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth
C13 Opponent HB 2238
Kyle Velte, Associate Dean for Faculty and Professors — University of Kansas School of Law
C14 Opponent HB2238
Erin Woods, Parent
C17 Opponent HB2238
Ephren Taylor, Kansas Citizen
C15 Opponent HB2238
Atchison, Melissa, Pastor
D Opponent HB2238
Emily Bartley, Executive Director — b.hive theatre
D Opponent HB2238
Fred Bellemere, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Kim Bellemere, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Jonithan Bennett, Parent
D Opponent HB2238
Erica Benson, Parent
D Opponent HB2238
Jesse Borosky, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Colby Bruner, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist — KC Character Development LLC
D Opponent HB2238
Joy Brungardt, Administrator — EQUAL Trans Support Group
D Opponent HB2238
Rev. Dr. Isabel Call, Minister — Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Manhattan
D Opponent HB2238
Alice Capson, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Rev. Lorraine Ceniceros, Conference Minister — Kansas Oklahoma Conference United Church of Christ, Junction City, KS
D Opponent HB2238
Colleen Cunningham, Parent
D Opponent HB2238
Kristina Davis, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Rev. Caroline Dean — Kansas Oklahoma Conference of the United Church of Christ and Kansas Interfaith Action
D Opponent HB2238
Judith Deedy, Executive Director — Game On for Kansas Schools
D Opponent HB2238
Daniel England, Student
D Opponent HB2238
Al Frisby, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Erik Graefe, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Heather Grimsley, Parent, Former Teacher
D Opponent HB2238
Joe Grochmal, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Sarah Grochmal, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Monroe Hanson, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Dena Hubbard, MD, FAAP, Chair Public Policy Committee — Kansas Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
D Opponent HB2238
Dr. Kris Humphreys
D Opponent HB2238
Haze Jones, Kansas Teacher
D Opponent HB2238
Daniel Klaassen, Education Policy Advisor — Kansas Action for Children
D Opponent HB2238
Ann Mah and Dr. Deena Horst, Legislative Liaisons — Kansas State Board of Education
D Opponent HB2238
Julie Kedzie, Kansas Citizen and Former Athlete
D Opponent HB2238
Jeanne Koontz, Kansas Citizen, Clery
D Opponent HB2238
Monica Kurz, Vice President for External Programming — Kansas Suicide Prevention Headquarters
D Opponent HB2238
Alexis Lankford, Teacher
D Opponent HB2238
Whitney Lohrenz, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Nikki McDonald, Parent
D Opponent HB2238
Kenna McNally, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Kendra Meek, Kansas Citizen and Parent
D Opponent HB2238
Kathryn Mersmann, KSHSAA Alumni
D Opponent HB2238
Matthew Millar, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Teri Millar, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Vince Munoz
D Opponent HB2238
Aubrey Neihaus, Professor
D Opponent HB2238
Ann Norbury, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Melinda Parks, Parent
D Opponent HB2238
Jennifer Pearson, Professor of Sociology — Wichita State University
D Opponent HB2238
Tammy Quayle, Parent
D Opponent HB2238
Hailey Reed, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Rabbi Moti Rieber, Executive Director — Kansas Interfaith Action
D Opponent HB2238
Linda Sanchez, Parent
D Opponent HB2238
Alexandra Shoup, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Hauna Slaughter, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Jonathan Smith, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Natalie Sperry, Kansas Employee
D Opponent HB2238
MJ Stallard, Teacher
D Opponent HB2238
Grace Starr
D Opponent HB2238
Melissa Stiehler, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Dawn Tallchief, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Holly Terrill, Parent
D Opponent HB2238
Susan Thomas, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Matthew Thompson, Teacher/Parent
D Opponent HB2238
Laurie Todd, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Keaton Vaugh, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Evan Washechek, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Lisa Weeks, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Rev. Caela Simmons Wood — First Congregationalist United Church and Kansas Interfaith Action
D Opponent HB2238
Jacob Young, Kansas Citizen
D Opponent HB2238
Katrina Abraham
Opponent Written Only HB2238
Sylvie Althoff
Opponent Written Only HB2238
Ephren Taylor
Opponent Written Only HB2238

Supporting Documents (2)

Tamera Lawrence, Revisor — Office of the Revisor of Statues
A1 Memorandum HB2238
Tamera Lawrence, Revisor — Office of the Revisor of Statues
A1 Memorandum HB2238

Unspecified (6)

Gretchen Meyer
DOpponent HB2238
Adam, Kellogg, KU Student, Kansas Citizen
DOpponent HB2238
Susan Gerth, Kansas Citizen
DOpponent HB2238
Susan Gerth, Kansas Citizen
DOpponent HB2238
Adam, Kellogg, KU Student, Kansas Citizen
DOpponent HB2238
Gretchen Meyer
DOpponent HB2238