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Minutes for HB2780 - Committee on Judiciary
Short Title
Requiring persons who file lawsuits for wrongful conviction compensation to prove additional information, changing the compensation rates to daily rates instead of yearly rates and limiting housing assistance offered to such persons.
Minutes Content for Tue, Mar 5, 2024
Chairperson Humphries opened the hearing on HB2780.
Natalie Scott, Revisor of Statutes, presented the bill brief. (Attachment 5)
Ms. Scott stood for questions.
Proponents:
Robert Hutchison, Deputy Attorney General for Civil Division, Office of the Kansas Attorney General, gave proponent testimony. (Attachment 6)
All conferees stood for questions.
Opponent Written Only:
Tricia Rojo Bushness, Executive Director, Midwest Innocence Project, gave written only opponent testimony. (Attachment 7)
Chairperson Humphries closed on HB2780.
The meeting adjourned at 4:20 pm.
