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HB 2734 Committee Minutes and Testimony
Requiring expedited procedures for children who are under two years of age at the time that a petition is filed requesting such child be adjudicated to be a child in need of care, requiring permanency for such a child within 12 months and directing the secretary to report on such expedited procedures.
House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Testimony | Presenter | Organization | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Feb 16, 2026 | View | Download | Jessie Pringle, Assistant Revisor | Office of Revisor of Statutes | HB2734 Bill Brief |
| Mon, Feb 16, 2026 | View | Download | Susan Humphries, Representative | Kansas Legislature House District 99 | HB2734 Proponent |
| Mon, Feb 16, 2026 | View | Download | Kristalle Hedrick, Chief Executive Officer | Children's Alliance of Kansas | HB2734 Proponent |
| Mon, Feb 16, 2026 | View | Download | Kerrie Lonard, Child Advocate | Office of the Child Advocate | HB2734 Proponent |
| Mon, Feb 16, 2026 | View | Download | Sara Hortenstine, Executive Director | Kansas State Child Death Review Board | HB2734 Proponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 16, 2026 | View | Download | Sarah Goble | Private Citizen | HB2734 Opponent written-only |
| Mon, Feb 16, 2026 | View | Download | Sarah Goble | Private Citizen | HB2734 Opponent Summary written-only |
| Mon, Feb 16, 2026 | View | Download | Tanya Keys, Deputy Secretary | Department for Children and Families | HB2734 Neutral |
| Mon, Feb 16, 2026 | View | Download | Kate Zigmeta and Rae Nicholson | Private Attorneys | HB2734 Opponent written-only |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 | View | Download | Jessie Pringle, Assistant Revisor | Office of Revisor of Statutes | HB2734 Bill Brief |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 | View | Download | Michael F. Kagay, District Attorney | Office of the District Attorney, Third Judicial Court | HB2734 Proponent |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 | View | Download | Sara Hortenstine, Executive Director | Kansas State Child Death Review Board | HB2734 Proponent written-only |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 | View | Download | Tanya Keys, Deputy Secretary | Department for Children and Families | HB2734 Neutral |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 | View | Download | Kerrie Lonard, Child Advocate | Office of the Child Advocate | HB2734 Proponent |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 | View | Download | Kerrie Lonard, Child Advocate | Office of the Child Advocate | HB2734 Proponent |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 | View | Download | Kristalle Hedrick, Chief Executive Officer | Children's Alliance of Kansas | HB2734 Proponent |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 | View | Download | Susan Humphries, Representative | Kansas Legislature House District 99 | HB2734 Proponent |
