Chair Alley opened the hearing on HB 2588.

Staff provided an overview of the bill. (Attachment 1)

Proponents:

Representative Sean Willcott, House District #62, spoke in favor of the bill. (Attachment 2)

Scott Schneider, Associated General Contractors of Kansas, appeared in support of the bill. (Attachment 3)

Keely Stevens, Executive Director, Independent Electrical Contractors of Kansas (IEC-KS), spoke in favor of the bill. (Attachment 4)

Aaron Stevens, Belford Electric Inc., appeared in support of the bill. (Attachment 5)

Wade Kiefer, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, (IBEW) Local Union 124, spoke in favor of the bill. (Attachment 6)

Jake Lowen, Executive Secretary Treasurer Kansas AFL-CIO, appeared in support of the bill. (Attachment 7)

Jonah Gehring, spoke in favor of the bill. (Attachment 8)

Written testimony in support of the bill was provided by Scott Geier, President, 3G Electric, Garden City, Kansas (Attachment 9)

Opponents:

Curtis Deines, President, Heart of America Chapter ICC, Building Officials in Kansas, appeared in opposition to the bill. (Attachment 10)

Chris W. Labrum, Director, Metropolitan Area Building & Construction Department (MABCD), spoke in opposition to the bill. (Attachment 11)

Sean Miller, Kansas Building Industry Association,appeared in opposition to the bill. (Attachment 12)

Written opponent testimony:

Michael Koss, City of Overkand Park, (Attachment 13)

Justin Donecker on behalf of Southwest Kansas Builders (Attachment 14)

Neutral:

Nathan Eberline, Executive Director, The League of Kansas Municipalities, appeared as neutral on the bill. (Attachment 15)

Chair Alley closed the hearing on HB 2588.