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HB 2378 Committee Minutes and Testimony
Establishing the removal of squatters act, providing a procedure to remove a squatter from a dwelling unit, requiring owners or agents of dwelling units to provide an affidavit to the county sheriff, requiring notice to vacate by the sheriff, establishing the crime of providing a false affidavit and establishing a civil cause of action for wrongful removal of a person from a dwelling unit, allowing attorney fees and punitive damages.
Senate Committee on Judiciary
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Testimony | Presenter | Organization | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Mar 17, 2025 | View | Download | Will Carpenter, Representative 75th District | Kansas House of Representatives | HB2378 Proponent In person |
| Mon, Mar 17, 2025 | View | Download | Mark Tomb, Vice President of Governmental Affairs | Kansas Association of Realtors | HB2378 Proponent In person |
| Mon, Mar 17, 2025 | View | Download | Chief Darrell Atteberry, Bel Aire Police Dept | Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police | HB2378 Proponent Written |
| Mon, Mar 17, 2025 | View | Download | Rebekah Gaston | Kansas Attorney | HB2378 Neutral In person |
| Mon, Mar 17, 2025 | View | Download | Nathan Madden, Policy Impact Strategist | Health Forward Foundation | HB2378 Opponent Written |
| Mon, Mar 17, 2025 | View | Download | Dustin Hare, Economic Security Policy Advisor | Kansas Action for Children | HB2378 Opponent Written |
| Mon, Mar 17, 2025 | View | Download | Sheriff Jeff Easter KSA Legislative Chair | Kansas Sheriffs' Assoc | HB2378 Proponent In person |
| Mon, Mar 17, 2025 | View | Download | Kileen Lindgren, Legal Policy Manager | Pacific Legal Foundation | HB2378 Proponent Written |
| Mon, Mar 17, 2025 | View | Download | Eliazbeth Patton, Kansas State Director, | Americans For Prosperity Kansas | HB2378 Proponent Written |
| Mon, Mar 17, 2025 | View | Download | Natalie Scott, Revisor's Office | State of Kansas | HB2378 Bill Brief |
| Mon, Mar 17, 2025 | View | Download | Natalie Scott, Revisor's Office | State of Kansas | HB2378 Bill Brief 2 |
House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Testimony | Presenter | Organization | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Feb 26, 2025 | View | Download | Representative John Resman | House Legislature | HB2378 |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Sheriff Jeff Easter | Sedgewick, KS State Sheriff Assn | Oral Webex proponent |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Will Carpenter | Representative, 75th District | Oral proponent, HB2378 |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Dustin Hare | Economic Security Policy Advisor | Written Opponent |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Mike Heim | Office of the Revisor of Statutes | HB2378 briefing |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 | View | Download | Will Carpenter | Chairman | Oral proponent |
