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SCR 1621 Committee Minutes and Testimony
Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide that the governor will appoint supreme court justices subject to senate confirmation and to eliminate the supreme court nominating commission.
Senate Committee on Judiciary
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Testimony | Presenter | Organization | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Mar 9, 2022 | View | Download | Jason Thompson, Senior Assistant Revisor | Office of the Revisor of Statues | Proposed Amendment: SCR1621 Retention by confirmation after 6 years |
| Wed, Mar 9, 2022 | View | Download | Senator Dennis Pyle, District 1 | Kansas State Legislature | Proposed Amendment: SCR1621 Attachment 2 |
| Wed, Mar 9, 2022 | View | Download | Robert Gallimore, Researcher | Kansas Legislative Research Department | Proposed amendment: SCR1621 Attachment 1 |
| Wed, Mar 9, 2022 | View | Download | Jason Thompson, Senior Assistant Revisor | Office of the Revisor of Statutes | Proposed Amendment: SCR1621 Amendment 2 |
| Fri, Mar 4, 2022 | View | Download | Jason Thompson, Senior Assistant Revisor | Office of the Revisor of Statutes | Bill Brief |
| Fri, Mar 4, 2022 | View | Download | Professor Stephen Ware | Proponent Testimony | |
| Fri, Mar 4, 2022 | View | Download | Joshua Ney, Partner | Kriegshauser Ney Law Group | Proponent Testimony |
| Fri, Mar 4, 2022 | View | Download | Alan Cobb, President & CEO | Kansas Chamber | Proponent Testimony |
| Fri, Mar 4, 2022 | View | Download | Derek Schmidt, Kansas Attorney General | Office of the Attorney General | Proponent Written Only Testimony |
| Fri, Mar 4, 2022 | View | Download | Brittney Jones, Director of Policy Engagement | Kansas Family Voice | Proponent Testimony |
| Fri, Mar 4, 2022 | View | Download | Eric R. Bolinder, Managing Policy Counsel | Americans for Prosperity | Proponent Testimony |
| Fri, Mar 4, 2022 | View | Download | Mark Tallman, Associate Executive Director | Kansas Association of School Boards | Opponent Written Only Testimony |
| Fri, Mar 4, 2022 | View | Download | Senator Ty Masterson, 16th District, Senate President | Kansas State Legislature | Proponent Written Only Testimony |
| Fri, Mar 4, 2022 | View | Download | Mike O'Neal, Attorney at Law | On behalf of Kansas Policy Institute | Proponent Written Only Testimony |
| Fri, Mar 4, 2022 | View | Download | F. Jim Robinson | Kansas Bar Association | Opponent Testimony |
| Fri, Mar 4, 2022 | View | Download | Linda Browning Weis | Neutral Testimony | |
| Fri, Mar 4, 2022 | View | Download | Kansas Legislative Research Department | Kansas State Legislature | Judicial Selection Memo |
| Fri, Mar 4, 2022 | View | Download | The Honorable Janice Miller Karlin | Opponent Written Only Testimony | |
| Fri, Mar 4, 2022 | View | Download | Jason Thompson, Senior Assistant Revisor | Office of the Revisor of Statutes | Bill Brief |
| Fri, Mar 4, 2022 | View | Download | Diane Bellquist | On behalf of Kansas Association of Defense Counsel | Opponent Testimony |
| Fri, Mar 4, 2022 | View | Download | Mike Fonkert, Just Campaign Director | Kansas Appleseed | Opponent Testimony |
| Fri, Mar 4, 2022 | View | Download | Mike Fleming, Kapke Willerth Attorneys at Law | On Behalf of Kansas Trial Lawyers Association | Opponent Testimony |
