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HB 2028 — wildlife and parks license sunsets
Mike Heim introduced House Bill 2028 as a fix to remove unintended sunsets in the statutes governing certain Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks licenses. Committee members said the seniors' discounted lifetime hunting and fishing license and a youth hunting license had lapsed due to a sunset clause the agency missed. Representative Corbett moved to pass HB 2028; Representative Schmoe seconded. The committee approved the motion by voice vote.

HB 2372 — Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial (as amended)
The bill would create a Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial Council and authorize placing the memorial adjacent to the Kansas Firefighters Museum in Wichita. Committee members considered an amendment that revised appointments to include representatives from the museum, the Wichita Park Board and the state funeral assistance team. The committee accepted the amendment by voice vote. Representative Reese moved that the bill be passed favorably as amended; Representative Miller seconded. The committee approved the motion by voice vote.

HB 2378 — unauthorized occupant (\"squatters\") removal (as amended)
House Bill 2378 allows a dwelling owner or agent to request removal of an unauthorized occupant by submitting an affidavit to law enforcement; the sheriff (and other law enforcement agencies) would then provide notice and could post notice at the property. Committee amendments incorporated recommendations from the Sheriffs' Association, expanded the definition of \"immediate family member\" with a detailed list of relations, broadened \"dwelling unit\" to include commercial property and mobile homes, and replaced references to \"county sheriff\" with \"law enforcement agency.\" The amendment also added that an affidavit must be notarized and preserved an existing criminal penalty for knowingly providing a false affidavit. Representative Reisman presented the amendment package; the committee approved the amendment and later passed the bill favorably by voice vote with Representative Sanders moving and Representative Ward seconding.

HB 2331 — disposition of unclaimed remains
House Bill 2331 authorizes district coroners to dispose of unclaimed remains and exempts coroners from certain liabilities for that disposition. Committee members noted Sedgwick County has a substantial backlog of unclaimed remains and discussed nonprofit involvement in caring for unclaimed infant remains; Representative Howell described community efforts. Representative Schmoe moved the bill be passed favorably; Representative Ward seconded. The committee approved the motion by voice vote.

Votes and procedure
All four bills were advanced from committee by voice vote; the transcript records no roll‑call tallies and no individual member vote records were read into the record. Where a mover or seconder was specified in the transcript, they are recorded above; several motions were recorded generically in open committee proceedings and are noted as such.

Next steps
The committee chair said the term‑limits resolution (HCR 5001) would be discussed at the committee’s next meeting; the CMB licensing bill from the ABC will also be on a future agenda. A land conveyance bill to the Shawnee Tribe (HB 2384) was stricken from the next day's calendar.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Committee on Federal and State Affairs 02/26/2025","oneSentenceSummary","A Kansas House committee advanced four bills by voice vote, returning statutes on hunting licenses to permanent status, creating a Fallen Firefighters Memorial council and location adjustments, revising procedures for removal of unauthorized occupants, and authorizing coroners to dispose of unclaimed remains.","taxTitle","Senate, Committees, Legislative, Kansas","taxId",15103,"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},6661960,"Kansas committee hears testimony on HCR 5001 seeking Article V convention to impose congressional term limits",1270,33000,1303000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2401796-0f075f6d2af6b115d246087491556952&start=33&end=1303","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2401796-0f075f6d2af6b115d246087491556952/thumbnail_33000.jpg","/articles/6661960/Kansas/Kansas-committee-hears-testimony-on-HCR-5001-seeking-Article-V-convention-to-impose-congressional-term-limits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6661960-662412aef5ed7a2f222d80a298c139be/orig.mp4?Expires=1777185886&Signature=cH6seod9Be35yr-38hVHfiBa9Vk~gecd1oZGwC5wgipdzriCYdFZ1fyFjfLj3SZzPVFGEkXiRhwvHBj6eDN~HSmHdafZIOhv9QALNgsS-6qkQ62pfpB-DQowl6vMwV0iAAlTaJy9LQ~YqXWJeqynHpC3K-oNjkQawdLWXw1NX0g2sdMeSJQO4VBiqsnPf5Kr2uzvsbJJvFwx5JEVIXK1s955gM2HEqDskhlFJ8dG6UbKet82DqnAG6W~yIG5xLIglzVWugbpK45-dABCn5XQ0nF2wWBbe30Tb0Fr5JqjYCgNy3Qpm6XfiQRyht7wdjCdfMHbrLKR1vC5qm7VBKmqIw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Kansas House committee on Tuesday heard hours of testimony on HCR 5001, a concurrent resolution asking Congress to call an Article V convention limited to proposing a constitutional amendment establishing term limits for members of the U.S. Congress.

Supporters told the committee the resolution would pressure Congress to act and could ultimately produce a constitutional amendment limiting how long members of the House and Senate may serve. Mike Heim of the Supervisor of Statutes office summarized the measure as “a concurrent resolution making application to Congress of the United States, for a limited national convention for the exclusive purpose of proposing an amendment establishing term limits for members of Congress.”

Proponents said public support for term limits is high and that the state should join other states that have passed single-topic applications. Representative Bill Sutton said lawmakers should act because “serving in the legislature was never meant to be a career,” and urged support for HCR 5001. Shana Chamblee, regional director for US Term Limits, told the committee her group’s polling showed broad support, saying “79 percent of Kansans … want to see this happen,” and noting national polling US Term Limits cited showing high approval across party lines.

Opponents told the committee they fear the risks of an Article V convention and questioned whether term limits would address the underlying problems in Washington. John Axtell of the Kansas Campaign for Liberty said term limits would not eliminate entrenched influence, arguing that “term limits just won't simply magically change demographics” and warning that delegates to a convention could exceed their commissions.

Testimony touched on legal and procedural questions: witnesses cited Article V’s requirement for applications from two thirds of states to trigger a convention and the requirement that proposed amendments be ratified by three quarters of states. Supporters pointed to historical examples in which Congress proposed amendments, while opponents raised federal‑court precedent and an ongoing Kansas lawsuit concerning whether a two‑thirds state‑legislature threshold is required in state process. A representative of US Term Limits said her organization is not a party to that litigation.

Committee members asked about safeguards against a so‑called “runaway convention,” whether a convention limited to a single topic could be broadened, and what specific term limits would look like. Witnesses described the proposed congressional plan in federal legislation as three House terms and two Senate terms (six years in the House, 12 in the Senate) but emphasized that HCR 5001 itself is an application to Congress, not a text of an amendment.

The committee did not take a final vote on HCR 5001 during the hearing. Committee leadership said further discussion of the term‑limits measure will occur at the committee's next meeting.

The hearing included multiple questioners from the committee and written opponent materials filed in advance. Speakers included committee chair Kessler and representatives and advocacy groups who represented both organized national efforts and local citizens; no formal committee action on HCR 5001 was recorded at this session.","A Kansas House committee on Tuesday heard hours of testimony on HCR 5001, a concurrent resolution asking Congress to call an Article V convention limited to proposing a constitutional amendment establishing term limits for members of the U.S. Congress.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee advances bills on hunting licenses, firefighters memorial, trespass removal, and unclaimed remains

Kansas committee hears testimony on HCR 5001 seeking Article V convention to impose congressional term limits