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HB 2329 Committee Minutes and Testimony
Providing for increased placement of juvenile offenders in non-foster home beds in youth residential facilities, requiring the secretary of corrections to pay for the costs associated with such placements and authorizing the secretary to make expenditures from the evidence-based programs account of the state general fund moneys to contract for such beds in youth residential facilities.
Senate Committee on Judiciary
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Testimony | Presenter | Organization | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Angela Hendrick, Vice President of Operations | KVC Kansas | HB2329 Proponent |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Gina Meier-Hummel, | O'Connell Children's Shelter | HB2329 Proponent |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Matt Stephens, | St Francis Ministries | HB2329 Pro |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Marc Bennett | KS Dist Attorney Assoc. | HB2329 Pro |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Kristalle Hendrick | Childeren's Alliance of Kansas | HB329 Pro |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Sheriff Jeff Easter | KS Sheriffs Assoc; KS Assoc of Chiefs of Police | HB2329 Pro |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Steve Hiem | KS County Attorney Assoc | HB2329 Pro |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Jim Howell, | Sedgwick Co Commissioner, Dist 5 | HB2329 Pro |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Erica Case | EmberHope | HB2329 Pro |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Cornelius Gordon | Private Citizen | HB2329 Pro |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Steve Soloon, PhD, Director of Public Polity | TFI Family Services | HB2329 WO Pro |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Rachel Mestad | Johnson County Department of Corrections | HB2329 WO Pro |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Stephanie Ueberall, Deputy Director, Corrections | Council of State Governments Justice Center | HB2329 Neu |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Randy Regehr, President | Ks Community Corrections Assoc | HB2329 |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Kenny Leonard, | Office of Child Advocate | HB2329 Neu WO |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Natalie Scott, Revisors Office | State of Kansas | Bill Brief |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Natalie Scott, Revisor's Office | State of Kansas | HB2329 Bill Brief |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Megan Milner, Deputy Secretary | KS Dept of Corrections | HB2329 Opp |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Megan Milner - part 2 | KS Dept of Corrections | HB2329 Opp |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Max Mendoza, Exec Director/CEO | Heartland 180 | HB2329 Opp |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Lora Blake Bors, Legislative Chair | Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee | HB2329 Opp |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Logan DeMond, Director of Policy | ACLU Kansas | HB2329 Opp |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Mike Fonkert | Kansas Appleseed | HB2329 Opp |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Desmond Bryant White | Progeny | HB2329 Opp |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Tyler Williams | Progeny | HB2329 Opp |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Khavayi Tsimonjela | Progeny | HB2329 Opp |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Lorenzo Curry | Progeny | HB2329 Opp |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Marquetta Atkins-Woods | Destination Innovation | HB2329 Opp WO |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2026 | View | Download | Steve Howe, | KS County Attorney Assoc | HB2329 Proponent |
House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Testimony | Presenter | Organization | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Mar 3, 2025 | View | Download | Christopher Chastain Kansas Public Policy And Advocacy Director | National Alliance of Mental Illness | HB2325 |
| Mon, Mar 3, 2025 | View | Download | Jason Thompson, Revisor | Office of Revisor of Statutes | HB 2329 amendments |
| Mon, Mar 3, 2025 | View | Download | Christopher Chastain, Public Policy & Advocacy Director | National Alliance on Mental Illness | HB2329 |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Jeff Easter | Sedgwick County | HB2329 Testimony |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Steven Stonehouse | Sedgwrick County Department of Corrections | HB2329 Testimony |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Stephen M. Howe | Tenth Judicial District | HB2329 Testimony |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Ron Paschal | Eighteenth Judicial District | HB2329 Testimony |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Noah Bein | Private Citizen | HB2329 Written Only Testimony |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Mike Fonkert | Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice | HB2329 Testimony |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Lara Blake Bors | Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee | HB2329 Testimony |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Kristalle Hedrick | Children's Alliance of Kansas | HB2329 Testimony |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Joshua Weber | Justice Center, New York | HB2329 Written Only Testimony |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Steven Stonehouse | Sedgwick County Department of Corrections | Missouri Model Summary |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Matt Stephens | Saint Francis Ministries | HB2329 Testimony |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Staff | Office of Revisor of Statutes | HB2329 Bill Brief |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Angela Hedrick | KVC | HB2329 Testimony |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Megan Milner, Deputy Secretary | Kansas Department of Corrections | HB2329 Testimony |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Megan Milner, Deputy Secretary | Kansas Department of Corrections | 2015 Study Executive Summary |








