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Minutes for HB2173 - Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
Short Title
Ensuring that refrigerants that are approved for use under federal law may be used in Kansas.
Minutes Content for Mon, Feb 6, 2023
Chairman Tarwater opened the hearing on HB2173
Charles Reimer, Revisor provided an overview of the bill and stood for questions from committee members.
The following presented testimony as a proponent::
Andrew Wiens, Dugan Consulting Group on behalf of of the Air conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute(Attachment 1)
The conferee stood for questions from the committee.
The following presented testimony as an opponent::
John Goodyear, General Council, Kansas League of Municipalities(Attachment 2)
The conferee stood for questions from the committee.
Written Proponent Testimony:
Amelia Bardwell, Johnson Controls(Attachment 3)
Written Opponent Testimony:
Jay Hall, Kansas Association of Counties.(Attachment 4)
Michael Koss, Deputy City Attorney, City of Overland Park(Attachment 5)
There was no written neutral testimony.
The Chair closed the hearing on HB2173 and informed the committee that he plans on taking final action on the bill on February 7, 2023 .
The meeting was adjourned.
The next scheduled meeting will be on February 7, 2023.
