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SB 291 Committee Minutes and Testimony
Enacting the Kansas public investments and contracts protection act concerning environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, prohibiting the state and political subdivisions from giving preferential treatment to or discriminating against companies based on such ESG criteria in procuring or letting contracts, requiring KPERS fiduciaries to act solely in the financial interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the system, restricting state agencies from adopting ESG criteria or requiring any person or business to operate in accordance with such criteria, directing registered investment advisers to provide ESG criteria notice to clients and providing for enforcement of such act by the attorney general.
Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Testimony | Presenter | Organization | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Mar 8, 2023 | View | Download | Kibbe, Scott | American Property Casualty Insurance Association | SB291 Neutral |
| Wed, Mar 8, 2023 | View | Download | Kibbe, Scott | American Property Casualty Insurance Association | SB224 Opponent |
| Wed, Mar 8, 2023 | View | Download | Koss, Michael | City of Overland Park | ESG bills Opponent |
| Wed, Mar 8, 2023 | View | Download | Goodyear, John | League of Kansas Municipalites | SB291 Opponent |
| Wed, Mar 8, 2023 | View | Download | Pistora, Zack | Sierra Club Kansas | ESB bills opponent |
| Wed, Mar 8, 2023 | View | Download | Graham, Timothy | KNEA | ESB bills opponent |
| Wed, Mar 8, 2023 | View | Download | Conroy, Alan | KPERS | SB291 Opponent |
| Wed, Mar 8, 2023 | View | Download | Conroy, Alan | KPERS | SB224 Opponent |
| Wed, Mar 8, 2023 | View | Download | Claudel, Ernie | Kansas Coalition of Public Retirees | SB291 Opponent |
| Wed, Mar 8, 2023 | View | Download | Claudel, Ernie | Kansas Coalition of Public Retirees | SB224 Opponent |
| Wed, Mar 8, 2023 | View | Download | Stafford, Eric | Kansas Chamber | SB291 Neutral |
| Wed, Mar 8, 2023 | View | Download | Rieber, Moti | Kansas Interfaith Action | SB291 Neutral |
| Wed, Mar 8, 2023 | View | Download | Orel, Alex | Kansas Bankers Assosiation | SB291 Neutral |
| Wed, Mar 8, 2023 | View | Download | Murray, Michael | Kansas Credit Union Association | SB291 Neutral |
| Wed, Mar 8, 2023 | View | Download | Heidner, Scott | American Council of Engineering Companies of Kansas | SB291 Neutral |
| Tue, Mar 7, 2023 | View | Download | Munk, Jannel | private citizen | SB291 Proponent |
| Tue, Mar 7, 2023 | View | Download | Bette, Grande | WallBuilders ProFamily Legislative Network | SB291 Proponent Attachment |
| Tue, Mar 7, 2023 | View | Download | Bette, Grande | WallBuilders ProFamily Legislative Network | SB291 Proponent |
| Tue, Mar 7, 2023 | View | Download | Bledsoe, Eric | Opportunity Solutions Project | SB291 Proponent |
| Tue, Mar 7, 2023 | View | Download | Cross, Ed | Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association | SB291 Proponent |
| Tue, Mar 7, 2023 | View | Download | Wreath, Dana | Berexco, LLC | SB291 Proponent |
| Tue, Mar 7, 2023 | View | Download | Johnson, Steven | Kansas State Treasurer | SB291 Proponent |
| Tue, Mar 7, 2023 | View | Download | Murphy, Mike | State Representative | SB291 Proponent |
| Tue, Mar 7, 2023 | View | Download | Kobach, Kris | Kansas Attorney General | SB291 Proponent |
| Tue, Mar 7, 2023 | View | Download | Happer, William | Professor Emeritus, Princeton University | SB291 Proponent |
| Tue, Mar 7, 2023 | View | Download | Jason Long | Office of Revisor of Statutes | SB291 Bill Summary |
| Tue, Mar 7, 2023 | View | Download | Jason Long | Office of Revisor of Statutes | SB224 Bill Summary |
