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Sponsor Representative Will Carpenter said the bill is intended to provide an expedited tool for property owners who face situations where people take up residence in vacant houses and cannot be removed through the standard eviction process in a timely way. “This is an expedited way of getting people that have no right, no legal right to be in the house whatsoever,” Carpenter said, noting examples reported in other states and saying the bill is a preemptive measure.

Mark Toome, vice president of government affairs for the Kansas Association of Realtors, testified in support and said members want a law‑enforcement pathway outside the landlord‑tenant eviction process for people who have no legal relationship to a property. He said the bill includes safeguards and penalties for false affidavits.

Sheriff Jeff Easter of the Kansas Sheriffs Association testified remotely in a neutral capacity and recommended several changes before the committee considers passage. He urged adding a notarization requirement for the affidavit so false filings could carry criminal penalties, clarifying the definition of “immediate family member,” and expanding the enforcement language so any law enforcement agency (not only county sheriffs) could act. “As you see, we've come in neutral,” Easter said, and added that judicial review of the process should be considered because the statute currently provides no express pre‑trial review.

Members asked whether the bill applies only to vacant dwellings (it does) and how the measure would interact with the Landlord Tenant Act and with domestic‑violence or other civil situations; sponsors and proponents said the measure is intended for people with no legal right to occupy the property and not for cases governed by landlord‑tenant law or family disputes. The committee received multiple written submissions, took oral testimony and did not record a committee vote at the hearing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Committee on Federal and State Affairs 02/17/2025","oneSentenceSummary","House Bill 2378 would create an expedited affidavit process allowing a property owner or agent to ask law enforcement to remove an unauthorized person from a dwelling; supporters said it shortens months‑long evictions, while the Kansas Sheriffs Association urged clarifying amendments and suggested notarization and judicial‑review questions.","taxTitle","Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Standing, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative, Kansas","taxId",20410,"location","Kansas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6327143,"Committee hears bill to move Kansas fallen firefighters memorial to Wichita museum",354,2662000,3016000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2323013-65b51567ac6fd8d3b4a2f65f878bde7d&start=2662&end=3016","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2323013-65b51567ac6fd8d3b4a2f65f878bde7d/thumbnail_2662000.jpg","/articles/6327143/Kansas/Committee-hears-bill-to-move-Kansas-fallen-firefighters-memorial-to-Wichita-museum","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6327143-8d2bef71cd5ac0c0b015e1ebfba1e47c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771132546&Signature=i2rjJT-yP9jy7QTZmNfadTMb2PcdgyC9j-1TFr1oCiSE3O8f33WMipW2cYrvCMsN7ufFjEiF-hkRtvMHqDNl2ulOBEYR1B88biq9bkXhLCkYAQFbsjbO4lEhli42fmD8WGfI-YfKGXfOq4oK4kFtiPEbGrzI8CxMBnSTsv0ip~xSB8QVtk0~Ya6T1qJfPjP7QqGHSW7Dc~x8zZAqXCXt3yf8q1tDtmGvT--j956zArvs1iIPwESBUYSdVavyEJrMXxk7fgvMxi2zY3adSvF-DumbIUNN0vyddFX1FymrLxgQDCF6c-4-9rJN2~Fp9X3lt23tlpk6H0u1Lw6HLFhVDg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","House Bill 2372 would abolish the existing entity that oversees the state fallen firefighters memorial and establish a Kansas Firefighters Memorial Advisory Committee; the bill also would relocate the memorial from the State Capitol Plaza to the Kansas Firefighters Museum in Wichita.

A Revisor from the Statutes Office summarized the bill and its key provisions, including membership for the advisory committee and the proposed location change. “Current law provides that the memorial for fallen firefighters would be within the State Capitol Plaza, and the bill provides the fallen firefighter memorial would be located at the Kansas firefighters museum in, Wichita,” the Revisor said.

Mark Engle, the State Fire Marshal, testified in a neutral capacity and said the fire service had raised no objections to the proposal. Engle asked that statutory oversight and governance language be kept simple if the memorial is recognized as the state memorial and placed at the museum; he recommended minimizing layers of gubernatorial appointments and agency facilities-management oversight if the memorial is removed from the Capitol grounds.

Committee members noted several written proponents and neutral filings from fire service organizations and Wichita city contacts. The committee heard the testimony and did not take a vote at the hearing.","HB 2372 would abolish an existing entity and establish a Kansas Firefighters Memorial Advisory Committee and relocate the state fallen firefighters memorial from the Capitol Plaza to the Kansas Firefighters Museum in Wichita; the State Fire Marshal offered neutral testimony and said the fire service had not objected.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6327149,"Committee debates bill to exempt Wildlife and Parks from legislative review of high‑cost rules",2062,575000,2637000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2323013-65b51567ac6fd8d3b4a2f65f878bde7d&start=575&end=2637","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2323013-65b51567ac6fd8d3b4a2f65f878bde7d/thumbnail_575000.jpg","/articles/6327149/Kansas/Committee-debates-bill-to-exempt-Wildlife-and-Parks-from-legislative-review-of-highcost-rules","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6327149-216190cf8bd151991e25c147a221d012/orig.mp4?Expires=1771132546&Signature=BvxbnlNNkiNn28Ctwibf5uJjkrwD~PYIcQQHFOnxbtj8xrBehuADfjrNjeSprmsMV85Xc73GYzj01t4T6x7DLKoPP3ez3sKxkQTEIJbishlAMGYw2-cyHnktgnFCYtGBDAlJjsAjyvQs-C9E5r3kCew2VrZJDmgQHKKM77Zh2scUiihima3OZak0B8mNZ43HlhSyA5Qlb46pi0WB3tfNLazCx653VlqRfgDHlXIPEd2fZ~1R2Myoej94wLUFszJwOUeLtYfHwNp6R07q~IYpEszWv4JiJTDSapGi2lzGxUafuDD6cuJ5tpDD6J831Mk7~2V3BhQtZ61bPEzojg~UaA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Committee on Federal and State Affairs heard testimony on House Bill 2279, which would exempt rules and regulations adopted by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks from a statutory requirement that rules expected to impose $1 million or more in implementation and compliance costs over five years must receive legislative approval.

Sponsor Representative Will Carpenter urged the committee to preserve Wildlife and Parks’ ability to act quickly in wildlife crises and to avoid the practical difficulties and cost of comprehensive economic studies. “I stand in strong support of exempting the wildlife and parks from the $200,000 economic study over 5 years totaling a million dollars,” Carpenter said, arguing that true economic studies of actions such as limits on nonresident waterfowl permits could require multi‑year, university‑level research.

Opponents told the committee the bill would weaken legislative oversight established last year. Eric Stafford, vice president of government affairs at the Kansas Chamber, described the 2022 changes (commonly called the REINS Act) and said the purpose was to prevent agencies from imposing costly regulations without legislative review. “If we give this to wildlife and parks, then every other state agency … are gonna come in and seek their own exemption,” Stafford said. Tanner Temple of Americans for Prosperity said the measure “creates the potential for unchecked regulatory actions” and sets a precedent for future exemptions. Jordan Milholm of Legislative Research told the committee he was not aware of any agency study that quantifies the cost of preparing an economic impact statement for rules.

Committee members probed the practical effect of the statute and whether the agency would still be required to prepare economic impact statements. A Revisor from the Statutes Office and Legislative Research staff said agencies would still prepare statements but the bill would remove the requirement that the legislature formally approve rules determined to exceed the $1 million threshold. Members on both sides warned about precedent: Representative Corbett said exempting one agency would invite others to seek the same, while Representative Carpenter and supporters argued the department faces unique operational needs.

Numerous business and trade groups, including the Kansas Chamber, Americans for Prosperity, the Kansas Grain and Feed Association and Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association, submitted written or oral opposition, arguing the bill undercuts the REINS Act’s intent. The committee did not take a vote at the hearing and closed testimony.","House Bill 2279 would exempt rules adopted by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks from a statutory requirement that rules expected to cost $1 million or more over five years receive legislative approval; supporters said the exemption preserves agency timeliness, opponents said it weakens the REINS Act and risks unchecked regulatory costs.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6327155,"Kansas panel hears bill to remove sunsets on youth and senior lifetime hunting licenses",534,0,534000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2323013-65b51567ac6fd8d3b4a2f65f878bde7d&start=0&end=534","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2323013-65b51567ac6fd8d3b4a2f65f878bde7d/thumbnail_0.jpg","/articles/6327155/Kansas/Kansas-panel-hears-bill-to-remove-sunsets-on-youth-and-senior-lifetime-hunting-licenses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6327155-6bf10be21b3cd7ebbe9e2182fc026429/orig.mp4?Expires=1771132546&Signature=WPmM3lZZ5GPzw~~7EaJXkqZMS8sV6ezSubaFGuQLBFtKelsaOjdGqmngQKP9FhGpeB8f6vR-LSGhSjDw~hXxtsfNB~q3BhHki12pSV~JfLE7hORA-GgPwPwoqiiA9xWgYz0Nijh7jW8LJnELlsFiwS9yzbo7VhF~cY4jjnbsYXiIEoeS3PGRvR-194~K4xdH1LGU6z9ImcIfoEGwDZHYKnErV~wrOp4CKQzwc0mO08G91XEcQuPL6JjDioKzvYQvjHyhT5isATHSsK8gioUdwB8QFwlCvDyXtNLsBmnEYqQmhhV3OX9QfiY~J072viRC2s4EZNrBK4lZ4v-MsZ-Ccg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Ken Corbett told the Committee on Federal and State Affairs that House Bill 2028 would remove expiration dates for two lifetime hunting licenses, saying, “This bill does 2 things. It takes away the, the sunset on the youth lifetime license, and it reinstates the senior lifetime license.”

The bill, described by a Revisor from the Statutes Office as “a technical bill,” revives language tied to hunting and fishing that a state revisor said had been sunsetted and noted the Department of Wildlife and Parks would provide the detailed explanation. Representative Ken Corbett and supporters emphasized the change merely removes sunset dates rather than creating new licenses.

Why it matters: Committee members pressed on the fiscal effect because Wildlife and Parks is funded by fees rather than the state general fund. Representative Will Carpenter said he supports the bill but warned that removing sunsets for youth licenses could reduce fee revenue for an entirely fee-funded agency and urged that any broader change (for example, extending the youth license to age 16, which has been discussed as an amendment) be considered only after a fiscal note. “If that amendment gets on … whatever the cost would be to the agency … we would backfill that with state general fund money,” Carpenter said.

Committee members asked staff and Legislative Research about past coverage and fiscal notes; Legislative Research staff did not report a prior statewide study quantifying agency preparation costs for economic impact statements. Several members described the proposal as noncontroversial but asked for caution on any expansion that would reduce Wildlife and Parks revenue without offsetting funds.

The committee took public testimony but did not vote on HB 2028 at the hearing. The Chair closed the hearing and moved to other agenda items.","The Committee on Federal and State Affairs heard testimony on HB 2028, a technical bill that would remove sunset provisions for youth and senior lifetime hunting licenses; sponsors said it carries no new cost to the state, while members asked for caution about fee-funded agency revenue impacts.","actionData","errors"]

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Kansas panel hears bill to remove sunsets on youth and senior lifetime hunting licenses