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Chair (identified later in transcript as Chairman Kessler) opened the meeting and asked for bill requests; Representative Foy introduced RS 3,176, described as 'an act removing a current exception to the criminal use of weapons statute that allows any individual over the age of 21 or with a provisional license to possess a concealed handgun in or on school property or grounds or any regularly scheduled school sponsor activity or event.' The chair asked for questions; seeing none, the chair stated 'without objection, bill accepted.'
Committee on Federal and State Affairs held hearings on seaplane operations (HB 2687), amendments to the Women's Right to Know Act including a $5,000 statutory damages election (HB 2727), required KDHE consent forms/electronic delivery (HB 2729), and a bill request to remove an exception to the criminal use of weapons statute for concealed handguns on school property (RS 3,176). Testimony included industry proponents, state agency neutral testimony, and opponents from reproductive-health advocates.
