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HB 2447 Committee Minutes and Testimony
Providing for a presidential preference primary election every four years commencing in 2028 and aligning the special election date in March with the presidential preference primary election date.
House Committee on Elections
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Testimony | Presenter | Organization | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Jan 27, 2026 | View | Download | Helen Van Etten | Former Republican National Committeewoman | Proponent written only |
| Tue, Jan 27, 2026 | View | Download | Jeanna Repass | Chair, Kansas Democratic Party | Proponent oral |
| Tue, Jan 27, 2026 | View | Download | Sue Huff | Chair, Johnson County Republican Party | Proponent written only |
| Tue, Jan 27, 2026 | View | Download | Mark Hamill | Kansas Citizen | Proponent written only |
| Tue, Jan 27, 2026 | View | Download | Trace Simmons | National Committeeman, Kansas College Republicans | Proponent written only |
| Tue, Jan 27, 2026 | View | Download | Matthew Bingesser | Chairman, Third District Republican Party | Proponent oral |
| Tue, Jan 27, 2026 | View | Download | David Soffer | Kansas Citizen | Proponent WebEx |
| Tue, Jan 27, 2026 | View | Download | Clay Barker | Deputy Secretary of State, General Counsel | Neutral oral |
| Tue, Jan 27, 2026 | View | Download | Lanell Griffith | Chair, Shawnee County Republican Party | Proponent oral |
| Tue, Jan 27, 2026 | View | Download | Laurel Stiffler | Immediate Past President, Kansas Federation of Republican Women | Proponent written only |
| Tue, Jan 27, 2026 | View | Download | Mike Fonkert | Deputy Director, Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice | Proponent written only |
| Tue, Jan 27, 2026 | View | Download | Danedri Herbert | Kansas GOP | Proponent oral |
| Tue, Jan 27, 2026 | View | Download | Logan Byrd | Advocacy Manager, Loud Light Civic Action | Neutral written only |
| Tue, Jan 27, 2026 | View | Download | Michael Koss | City Attorney, City of Overland Park | Opponent written only |
| Tue, Jan 27, 2026 | View | Download | Cille King | Advocacy Chair, League of Women Voters Kansas | Neutral written only |
| Tue, Jan 27, 2026 | View | Download | Mike Heim | Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes | HB2447 Summary |
