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Minutes for HB2399 - Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
Short Title
Enacting the freelance isn't free act to provide protections for freelance workers, authorizing the secretary of labor to investigate alleged violations and the attorney general to enforce orders against violators, establishing a private cause of action for freelance workers against violators and establishing an assistance program for freelance workers to be administered by the secretary of labor.
Minutes Content for Mon, Feb 20, 2023
The Chair called the meeting to order.
The Chair opened the Hearing on HB2399.
Charles Reimer, Revisor briefed the committee on the bill. and stood for questions.
The following presented testimony as a proponent via Web Ex:
Jeremy Lips, Jeremy Lips Photography , Inc..(Attachment 1)
Rafael Espinal, Executive Director, Freelancers Union.(Attachment 2)
Julie Cortes, Freelancers Union(Attachment 3)
All conferees stood for questions from the committee.
There was no in-person opponent or in-person neutral testimony .
Written proponent testimony was provided by:
Amber Shultz, Director, Kansas Department of Labor(Attachment 4)
There closed the hearing on HB2399
