SENATE COMMITTEE MINUTES Bill No.: HCS HJR 73 Sponsor: Lewis Hearing Date: 4/30/2025

COMMITTEE: Families, Seniors and Health

CHAIRMAN: Carter

DATE REFERRED: 4/28/2025 DATE HEARING REQUESTED:

STAFF: Sarah Haskins Heidi Kolkmeyer Dennis Rhodes Blake Thompson

WITNESSES GIVING INFORMATION:

WITNESSES FOR: Timothy Faber Amy DeClue Byron Keelin - Freedom Principle MO Curt Wichmer - Missouri Catholic Conference Kristine Dadant

Standard Legislative Form 9402 In compliance with Section 610.020 Rev. 1/99 Chairman COMMITTEE: Families, Seniors and Health

CHAIRMAN: Carter

DATE REFERRED: 4/28/2025 DATE HEARING REQUESTED:

WITNESSES AGAINST: Molly Gordon - UU Church of Columbia Diane Lamar Sarah Johnson Marie Carlson Emilia Stauffer Jen Bernstein - National Council of Jewish Women St. Louis Dana Sandweiss - Access MO, ACLU-MO Courtney Cushard Kay Park Kenya Gumbs Teresa Danieley - Episcopal Diocese of Missouri Sarah Jensen Cheryl Barbero Kimberly Crouse Deanne Glenn Nancy O'Brien Peggy Neale-Lewis - Abortion Action Missouri Stephen Perry Maggie Emondson - Abortion Action Missouri Gina Meyer Catine Blackburn Ene-Kaja Chippendale - Abortion Action Christine Lyss - Access MO Alexandra Houston-Ludlam Andrew Atwell Abby Hendon JoAnn Mattison Angela Fronta Ashley Jaworkski Brittany Hughes Christine Jackson Linda Ross Yosef Rubanovich Carla Nieman Karl Tray Bruce Rogers Susan Fazio Nancy Saccone Angela Allard Stacy Hagen Anne Stevens Alane Wolins Sara Esther Betzy Vanderheyden Jonathan Schmid - American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri Dava-Leigh Brush - Missouri Equity Education Partnership Laura Moore Desiree White Patricia Daniel Denise Herrington Diane Levine Katelyn Hopkins Jeri Hile - Abortion Action Missouri

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CHAIRMAN: Carter

DATE REFERRED: 4/28/2025 DATE HEARING REQUESTED: Eric Johnston Colleen Tepen Gail Schrock - Abortion Action Missouri Tanya Harnaford Angela Fronte Jeanette Rouse Kevin Thompson Melanie Montambeault Sadie Thibodeaux Corinne Oberlin Blythe Spindler-Richardson Devon Torrez Janet Myers Terry Whitehead - Abortion Action Missouri Patricia Wickham Jennifer Dwyer Cammie Storm Alison Kaiser Andrea Lacey Maggie Durant Chris Jordan Melinda Elmore Julie Peterson Olivia Ludwick - Abortion Action Missouri Steffanie Rauscher - Abortion Action Missouri Meir Schindler Cristen Mathews Karen Meyer Kathleen Pszonka Joan Twillman Deanne Raw Lilian Dodenhoff Ruth Knittel Rita Fitzjarrell Liz Lehmann Nathan Ortbois - Abortion Action Missouri Malachi Gerke - Abortion Action Missouri Leslie Ortbais - Abortion Action Missouri Cindy Austin - Abortion Action Missouri Sarah Sheahan - Abortion Action Missouri Kimberly Steinmetz Yvonne Chong Melisabeth Johnston Hannah Nothern Oneta Templeton

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