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Minutes for HB2452 - Committee on Elections
Short Title
Changing the timing of city, school, community college and certain other municipality elections to fall in even-numbered years and requiring the term of office of municipal elected officials to be either two years or four years.
Minutes Content for Tue, Jan 20, 2026
Chairperson Proctor opened the hearing on HB 2452 and recognized Assistant Revisor, Mike Heim, Office of Revisor of Statutes who gave summary of the bill and answered questions from the committee. (Attachment 2)
Chairperson Proctor recognized Jillian Kincaid, Senior Research Analyst, Kansas Legislative Research Department who gave an overview of the last time the legislature was working this bill in past years. (Attachment 3)
Proponents:
Representative Steve Huebert, 90th District, testified in support of HB 2452. (Attachment 4)
Jacqueline Doyer, Honest Elections Project Action provided testimony in support of HB 2452. (Attachment 5)
Neutral:
Katherine Bennett, American Legislative Exchange Council, testified neutrally for HB 2452.(Attachment 6)
Spencer Richardson, Staff Writer, Ballotpedia's Elections Team provided neutral testimony for HB 2452. (Attachment 7)
Clayton Barker, Deputy Secretary of State, General Counsel testified neutrally for HB 2452. (Attachment 8)
Opponents:
Rick Piepho, Harvey County Clerk and Election Officer provided opponent testimony for HB 2452. (Attachment 9)
Nathan Eberline, League of Kansas Municipalities testified in opposition to HB 2452. (Attachment 10)
Cille King, League of Women Voters of Kansas provided opponent testimony for HB 2452. (Attachment 11)
Melissa Stiehler, Loud Light & Loud Light Civic Action testified in opposition to HB 2452. (Attachment 12)
Mary Sinclair, Kansas Parent Teacher Association testified as an opponent to HB 2452. (Attachment 13)
Shannon Kimball, Kansas Association of School Boards provided opponent testimony to HB 2452. (Attachment 14)
Erin Woods, Private Citizen testified in opposition to HB 2452. (Attachment 15)
Proponents with Written Only Testimony:
Representative Courtney Sappington (Attachment 16)
Opponents with Written Only Testimony:
Last Names A - Z (Attachment 17)
Representative Proctor closed the hearing on HB 2452.
Meeting adjourned at 5:34pm.
