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Minutes for HB2448 - Committee on Elections
Short Title
Requiring citizenship status be listed on driver's licenses.
Minutes Content for Thu, Jan 29, 2026
Chairperson Proctor opened the hearing on HB2448 and recognized Mike Heim, Office of Revisor of Statutes who presented summary of the bill. (Attachment 1)
Chairperson Proctor stated there will be an amendment for this bill forthcoming which will include description of how non-citizens will be designated in addition to putting non-citizen on it and also to have portrait. The purpose of the bill is if a person goes to vote and presents non-citizen ID the poll worker must give a provisional ballot rather than a regular ballot. The person must verify that they have since become a citizen before their ballot will be counted. (Attachment 2)
Conferees testifying for HB2448:
Proponents:
Clayton Barker, Deputy Secretary of State, General Counsel testified as a proponent of the bill. (Attachment 3)
Jacqueline Doyer, Legal Policy Director, Honest Elections Project Action testified in support of the bill. (Attachment 4)
Neutral:
Katherine Bennett, Director, Process & Procedures Task Force, The American Legislative Exchange Council provided neutral testimony for the bill. (Attachment 5)
Opponents:
Logan DeMond, Director, Policy & Research, American Civil Liberties Union testified as an opponent of the bill. (Attachment 6)
Israel Sanchez, Private Citizen testified in opposition of the bill. (Attachment 7)
Rabbi Moti Rieber, Kansas Interfaith Action testified as an opponent of the bill. (Attachment 8)
Mellissa Steihler, Advocacy Director, Loud Light Civic Action testified in opposition of the bill. (Attachment 9)
Written Only Testimony:
Last Names (A - E) (Attachment 10)
Last Names (F - M) (Attachment 11)
Last Names (N - Z) (Attachment 12)
Chairperson Proctor closed the hearing on HB2448.
