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Minutes for HB2491 - Committee on Elections
Short Title
Requiring state agencies to make quarterly reports to the secretary of state with the names and addresses of noncitizens receiving public benefits.
Minutes Content for Thu, Feb 5, 2026
Chairperson Proctor opened the hearing on HB2491 and recognized Assistant Revisor, Mike Heim, Office of the Revisor of Statutes who gave a summary of the bill. (Attachment 8)
Conferees testifying for HB2491:
Proponents:
Clay Barker, Deputy Secretary of State provided proponent testimony for the bill. (Attachment 9)
Madeline Malisa, Visiting Fellow, FGA Action testified as a proponent of the bill. (Attachment 10)
Jacqueline Doyer, Legal Policy Director, Honest Elections Project Action spoke as a proponent of the bill. (Attachment 11)
Opponents:
Logan DeMond, Director of Policy & Research, American Civil Liberties Union provided opponent testimony for the bill. (Attachment 12)
Christine Osterlund, Deputy Secretary of Agency Integration and Medicaid Director testified in opposition to the bill. (Attachment 13)
Rabbi Moti Rieber, Executive Director, Kansas Interfaith Action testified as an opponent of the bill. (Attachment 14)
Alejandro Rangel-Lopez, Campaign Manager, New Frontiers provided opponent testimony for the bill. (Attachment 15)
Ellen Johnson, Private Citizen, spoke from the gallery in opposition to the bill.
Written Only Testimony:
Jessica Carr (Attachment 16)
Ashley Hernandez (Attachment 17)
Ashley Heidebrecht (Attachment 18)
Mariah Magana (Attachment 19)
Marc Altenbernt (Attachment 20)
Cille King (Attachment 21)
Joseph Harrington (Attachment 22)
Chairperson Proctor closed the hearing on HB2491.
Meeting adjourned at 4:55pm.
At a later time, the following testimony was submitted. (Attachment 23)
