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HB 2353 Committee Minutes and Testimony
Increasing the amount of time a person may be held for treatment and adding criteria for when continued treatment may be ordered under the care and treatment act for mentally ill persons.
Senate Committee on Judiciary
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Testimony | Presenter | Organization | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Mar 19, 2024 | View | Download | Steven Greene, Dugan Consulting | on behalf of Cicero Action | HB2353 prop |
| Tue, Mar 19, 2024 | View | Download | Susan Crain Lewis, Prresident/CEO | Mental Health America of the Heartland | HB2353 prop |
| Tue, Mar 19, 2024 | View | Download | Chris Schneider, Assistant District Attorney | Wyandotte County | HB2353 prop |
| Tue, Mar 19, 2024 | View | Download | Drew Adkins, Commissioner of Behavioral Health Services | Kansas Department of Health Services | HB2353 prop |
| Tue, Mar 19, 2024 | View | Download | Itzel Moya, LMSW | NAMI Kansas | HB2353 prop |
| Tue, Mar 19, 2024 | View | Download | Isaac Johnson, Kansas Resource Line Director | NAMI Kansas | HB2353 prop |
| Tue, Mar 19, 2024 | View | Download | Christopher Chastain, Public Policy and Advocacy Director, | NAMI Kansas | HB2353 prop |
| Tue, Mar 19, 2024 | View | Download | Susan Wallace, NAMI, Topeka | NAMI Kansas | HB2353 prop |
| Tue, Mar 19, 2024 | View | Download | Rhonda Melton, LMSW AOT Coordinator | Four County Mental Health Center | HB2353 |
| Tue, Mar 19, 2024 | View | Download | Andrew Stein, District Judge | Ks Judicial District 16 | HB2353 prop |
| Tue, Mar 19, 2024 | View | Download | Lane Williams, Legal Director | Disability Rights Center of Kansas | HB2353 prop |
| Tue, Mar 19, 2024 | View | Download | Michelle Ponce, Associate Director | Association of Community Mental Health Center of Kansas | HB2353 prop |
| Tue, Mar 19, 2024 | View | Download | Connie Hart | Private Citizen | HB2353 prop |
| Tue, Mar 19, 2024 | View | Download | Annarose White | Private Citizen | HB2353 prop |
| Tue, Mar 19, 2024 | View | Download | Nick Hart | Private Citizen | HB2353 |
| Tue, Mar 19, 2024 | View | Download | Jason Thompson, Revisor's Office | State of Kansas | HB2353 |
House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Testimony | Presenter | Organization | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Feb 12, 2024 | View | Download | Rep Owens | KDADS | Amendment |
| Mon, Feb 12, 2024 | View | Download | Rep Owens | Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee | Amendment |
| Thu, Feb 8, 2024 | View | Download | Hon Andrew Stein | District Court Judge | Proponent |
| Thu, Feb 8, 2024 | View | Download | Chris Jones | Cicero Action | Proponent |
| Thu, Feb 8, 2024 | View | Download | Drew Adkins | KS Dept for Aging and Disability Services | Proponent |
| Thu, Feb 8, 2024 | View | Download | Isaac Johnson | NAMI Kansas | Proponent |
| Thu, Feb 8, 2024 | View | Download | Itzel Moya | NAMI Kansas | Proponent |
| Thu, Feb 8, 2024 | View | Download | Keona Brown | NAMI Kansas | Proponent |
| Thu, Feb 8, 2024 | View | Download | Lane Williams | Disability Rights Center of KS | Proponent |
| Thu, Feb 8, 2024 | View | Download | Michelle Ponce | Assoc of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas | Proponent |
| Thu, Feb 8, 2024 | View | Download | Hon Robert Wonnell | District Court Judge | Proponent |
| Thu, Feb 8, 2024 | View | Download | Ronda Melton | Four County Mental Health Center | Proponent |
| Thu, Feb 8, 2024 | View | Download | Sharon Zehr | Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center | Proponent |
| Thu, Feb 8, 2024 | View | Download | Dr Sherrie Vaugh | NAMI Kansas | Proponent |
| Thu, Feb 8, 2024 | View | Download | Susan Crain Lewis | Mental Health America of the Heartland | Proponent |
| Thu, Feb 8, 2024 | View | Download | Susan Wallace | NAMI Topeka | Proponent |
| Thu, Feb 8, 2024 | View | Download | Tim DeWeese | Johnson County Mental Health Center | Proponent |
| Thu, Feb 8, 2024 | View | Download | Natalie Scott | Office of the Revisor | Bill Brief |
| Thu, Feb 8, 2024 | View | Download | Drew Akins | KS Department for Aging and Disability Services | Proposed Amendment |








