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Minutes for HB2515 - Committee on Judiciary
Short Title
Creating a mechanism to seek relief from the Kansas offender registration act requirements for drug offenders and allowing expungement of offenses when such relief is granted.
Minutes Content for Thu, Mar 17, 2022
Chairperson Warren opened the hearing on HB2515.
Jason Thompson, Senior Assistant Revisor, provided an overview of the bill and stood for questions. (Attachment 6)
Jennifer Roth testified in support of HB2515, stating the Kansas Offender Registration Act (KORA) used to have an early registration removal process, cited reasons for that process to return, and concluded with recommendations supporting an exit mechanism and stood for questions. (Attachment 7)
Written only testimony in support of HB2515 was submitted by:
- Patrick Armstrong, Project Manager, The Council of State Governments Justice Center (Attachment 8)
- Aileen Berquist, Community Engagement Manager, ACLU-Kansas (Attachment 9)
No opponent or neutral testimony was submitted.
Chairperson Warren closed the hearing on HB2515.
