Chair Kessler opened the hearing on SB452. 

Mike Heim, Revisor of Statutes, provided a brief (Attachment 3) on the bill. Including federal law enforcement officers in the definition of law enforcement officer that is used in certain crimes and traffic provisions and clarifying that enforcement of a federal law is covered under the tort claims act

Ed Klumpp, Kansas Sheriffs Association, Legislative Liaison, provided proponent testimony (Attachment 4) on the bill.

Diosselyn Tot, Kansas Latino Community Network, provided opponent testimony (Attachment 5) on the bill.

Ellen Johnson, private citizen, provided opponent testimony (Attachment 6) on the bill.

Rick Behrens, Reverend, Kansas Interfaith Action, provided opponent testimony (Attachment 7) on the bill.

Emily Bradbury, Executive Director, Kansas Press Association, provided opponent testimony (Attachment 8) on the bill.

Alejandro Rangel-Lopez, Campaign Manager of New Frontiers, Loud Light Civic Action, provided opponent testimony (Attachment 9) on the bill.

Ty Masterson, Senate President, provided written only proponent (Attachment 10) testimony.

There were fifty opponents who provided written only testimony on the bill. 

• Last names beginning with A to M Opponent testimony (Attachment 11) are grouped together.
• Last names beginning with O to W Opponent testimony (Attachment 12) are grouped together.
• Emily Emery, Kansas Press Association, provided opponent testimony (Attachment 13) on the bill.
• Shaun Loewenstein, private citizen, provided opponent testimony (Attachment 14) on the bill.
• Dakota Britton, private citizen, provided opponent testimony (Attachment 15) on the bill.

Chair Kessler closed the hearing on SB452.

Chair Kessler adjourned the meeting at 10:24 a.m.