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Committee advances bills on hunting licenses, firefighters memorial, trespass removal, and unclaimed remains
Summary
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.
A Kansas House committee advanced four bills by voice vote after brief discussion: HB 2028, HB 2372 (as amended), HB 2378 (as amended), and HB 2331.
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…
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