Chair Alley opened the hearing on HB 2357

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

Proponents:

Representative Cyndi Howerton provided proponent testimony on the bill. (Attachment 2) 

Dalton Black, Executive Director, United Way of Harvey and Marion Counties, spoke in favor of the bill. (Attachment 3)

Casey Johnson, Director of Advocacy and Litigation, Kansas Legal Services, Inc., spoke in favor of the bill. (Attachment 4)

Megan Foreman, Housing Coordinator, Johnson County Government, provided proponent testimony. (Attachment 5)

Dustin Hare, Economic Security Policy Advisor, Kansas Action for Children, spoke in favor of the bill. (Attachment 6)

Christina Ashie Guidry, Director of Policy & Planning, United Community Services (Attachment 7)

Written proponents testimony:

Vanessa Matt, BSW, Cross-lines Community Outreach (Attachment 8)

Connor Mitchell (Attachment 9)

Christine English-Baird (Attachment 10)

Cat Butler (Attachment 11)

Adalia Carter (Attachment 12)

Michelle Furry (Attachment 13)

Lonnie Larios (Attachment 14)

James Deckard (Attachment 15)

Christy McMurphy, Executive Director, Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition (Attachment 16)

Rabbi Moti Rieber, Executive Director, Kansas Interfaith Action (Attachment 17)

Katie Killen, Director of Advocacy & Community Collaboration Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City (Attachment 18)

Neutral

Ed Jaskinia, The Associated Landlords of Kansas (TALK), provided testimony as neutral on the bill. (Attachment 19)

Neutral written only:

Cole Schnieders on behalf of the Coalition to End Homelessness in Wichita/Sedgwick County  (Attachment 20)

Chair Alley closed the hearing on HB 2357.