The public is invited to attend the second Legislative Update of 2021 at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Great Bend Events Center, 3111 10th St.
The meeting is hosted by the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by the Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System.
Everyone is invited to arrive early to also attend the week’s Chamber Coffee, hosted by the City of Great Bend as they cut the ribbon to celebrate the recently completed renovations of this popular event space. Doors will open at 9 a.m. with a program at 9:30 a.m. which will include a ribbon cutting.
The Legislative Update will begin immediately following the Chamber Coffee program with everyone invited to stay the duration. After hearing a brief update from each legislator present, the audience will have an opportunity to ask questions regarding hot topic issues such as health care, education, budget concerns, legalization of marijuana, etc.
Questions or topics of discussion can be submitted prior to the meeting by sending an email to mbarfield@greatbend.org. Coffee, water, and light breakfast refreshments will be served. For additional information call the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce, 620-792-2401.
Invited Legislators include:
State Senator for District 33 - Alicia Straub
Legislative Service
Senate: 2021-Present
House: 2019-2020
Committees
Vice-Chair of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Transparency and Ethics
Local Government
Joint Committee on Special Claims Against the State
Education
Commerce
Bills and Resolutions
Sponsored Bills:
SB10 - Enacting the right to earn a living act to minimize unnecessary occupational licensing and regulation.
SB11 - Prohibiting the altering or backdating of the postmarks of advance mail ballots.
Resolutions:
SR1706 - Honoring World War II Medal of Honor recipients
State Representative for District 109 - Troy Waymaster
Legislative Service
House: 2013-Present
Committees
Chair of Legislative Budget (House)
Chair of Appropriations
Bills and Resolutions
Sponsored Bills:
HB2022 - Updating the state corporation commission’s authority to regulate and determine responsibility for abandoned oil and gas wells and abolishing the well plugging assurance fund and transferring all assets and liabilities to the abandoned oil and gas well fund.
Sponsored Resolutions:
HR6008 - Urging the President of the United States to honor surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipients with designated state funerals.
HR6014 - Strengthening the sister-state ties between the State of Kansas and Taiwan.
State Representative for District 112 – Tory Marie Arnberger
Legislative Service
House: 2017-Present
Committees
Vice-Chair of Federal and State Affairs
Health and Human Services
General Government Budget
Conference Committee Membership
Conference Committee on HB2138
Conference Committee on HB2252
Bills and Resolutions
Sponsored Bills:
HB2071 - Increasing the criminal penalties for stalking a minor.
HB2267 - Creating the Kansas youth advisory council.
Sponsored Resolutions:
HCR5008 - Urging the U.S. congress to extend daylight saving time throughout the year for the whole nation.
HR6008 - Urging the President of the United States to honor surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipients with designated state funerals.
HR6013 - Recognizing Music in Our Schools Month.
HR6014 - Strengthening the sister-state ties between the State of Kansas and Taiwan.
HR6016 - Designating May 3, 2021, as Michael Mosher Day.
State Representative for District 113 - Brett Fairchild
Legislative Service
House: 2021-Present
Committees
Water
Higher Education Budget
Agriculture
Bills and Resolutions
Sponsored Bills:
HB2123 - Establishing the Kansas legal tender act and providing for an income tax modification for sales of specie legal tender.
HB2133 - Requiring a law enforcement officer executing a search warrant at residential premises to be uniformed and to knock and announce themselves before entering the property.
HB2210 - Making it a crime for a doctor to perform gender reassignment surgery or hormone replacement therapy on minors.
Sponsored Resolutions:
HCR5007 - Constitutional amendment reserving the powers of initiative and referendum to the people.
HCR5010 - Constitutional amendment to add a new article imposing a limitation on state expenditures.
HR6008 - Urging the President of the United States to honor surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipients with designated state funerals.
