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HB 2311 Committee Minutes and Testimony
Prohibiting the secretary from adopting and enforcing policies for placement, custody and appointment of a custodian that may conflict with sincerely held religious or moral beliefs regarding sexual orientation or gender identity and creating a right of action for violations.
House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Testimony | Presenter | Organization | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Lance Kinzer, Director of Policy and Government Relations | First Amendment Partnership | Proponent oral |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Rija Khan | Private citizen | Opponent oral |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Holly Krebs | Private citizen | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Ashley Radtke, LMFT, LCMFT | Private citizen | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Claudia Patrick | Private citizen | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Andy Connolly | Private citizen | Opponent oral |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Briana McGeough, PhD, MSW | Private citizen | Opponent oral |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Mary Stallard | Private citizen | Opponent written |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Nathan Bruns, Kansas State Director | Lifeline Children's Services | Proponent oral |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Stacey Chik | Private citizen | Proponent oral |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Brittany Jones, Attorney, Director of Policy and Engagement | Kansas Family Voice | Proponent oral |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Todd R. Chipman, PhD | Private citizen | Proponent oral |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Tiffany Applegate | Private citizen | Proponent oral |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Brenna Visocsky, Just Campaign Director | Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Dakota Bowden, Founder | Psychedelic Veterans of Kansas | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Dr. Greg Endres | Private citizen | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Caroline Beelman | Private citizen | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Zane Lawrence | Private citizen | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Abril Gonzalez | Private citizen | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Greg Howard | Private citizen | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Mackenzi Truelove | Private citizen | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Quinn White | Private citizen | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Angelica Ionic | Private citizen | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Karen McHenry | Private citizen | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Thea Lake | Private citizen | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Klarissa Ponce | Private citizen | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Austin Vawter | Private citizen | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Monica Brown | Private citizen | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Kalyn Boesen | Private citizen | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Liz Hamor | Private citizen | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Vivian Slater | Private citizen | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Amy Voelker | Private citizen | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Andrea Anglin | Private citizen | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Alexis Perry | Private citizen | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Christopher Wilson | Private citizen | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Tristan Rethman | Private citizen | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Monica Rethman | Private citizen | Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Chloe Chaffin | Private citizen | Opponent oral |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Laurel Burchfield, Advocacy Director | Mainstream | Opponent oral |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Ashley Balza | Private citizen | Opponent oral |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Elise Flatland | Private citizen | Opponent oral |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Taryn Jones, Policy Director | Equality Kansas | Opponent oral |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Rabbi Moti Rieber, Executive Director | Kansas Interfaith Action | Opponent oral |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Kathryn Fessler | Private citizen | Opponent written only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Ryan Nuckles | Private Citizen | Opponent written only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Logan Pinedo | Private citizen | Opponent written only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Rev. Caroline Dean | United Church of Christ | Opponent written only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Taylor Morton, Kansas Lobbyist and Policy Analyst | Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes | Opponent written only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Melissa Stiehler | Loud Light Civic Action | Opponent written only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Jay Flatland | Private Citizen | Opponent written only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Rowan Scheuring | Private citizen | Opponent written only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Kristen Blackton | Private citizen | Opponent written only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Rev. Loren Drummond | Great Plains Conference UMC | Opponent written only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Jamie Greason | Private citizen | Opponent written only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Christine Becker | Private citizen | Opponent written only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Katrina Morris | Private citizen | Opponent written only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Baylee Foxear | Private citizen | Opponent written only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Isidro Marino | Private citizen | Opponent written only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Charissa Bertels | Private citizen | Opponent written only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Matthew Golden | Private citizen | Opponent written only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Ella Rhuems | Private citizen | Opponent written only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Jessie Pringle, Assistant Revisor | Office of the Revisor of Statutes | Bill brief |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Rev. Dr. Isabel Call, Minister | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Manhattan | Opponent written only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Lucretia Nold, Public Policy Specialist | Kansas Catholic Conference | Proponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Shelby Moore | Private citizen | Opponent written only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Joseph Nicholas | Private citizen | Opponent written only |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Carrie Paulette | Private citizen | Opponent written only |
