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Chair opened the meeting and announced a pending House bill (referred to as '27 67' in remarks) expected to convert the governor's military council to a committee and told members that next week there would be no committee meeting because they would be 'out on the floor all day.' Chair then opened a hearing on House Bill 26-27 and introduced Carly to give a synopsis.
The Committee on Veterans and Military held a multi-hour session to hear and act on multiple bills including House Bill 26-27 (private-sector permissive hiring preference for service members and spouses), House Bill 26-26 (government employment preference), and House Bill 22-14 (veterans benefits assistance regulation). Members heard testimony, adopted amendments (notably replacing certification with evidence and changing 'residency' to 'living in Kansas'), and moved several bills out of committee to the floor as amended.
