Division of the Budget
Landon State Office Building Phone: (785) 296-2436
900 SW Jackson Street, Room 504 adam.c.proffitt@ks.gov
Topeka, KS 66612 http://budget.kansas.gov
Adam Proffitt, Director Laura Kelly, Governor
Division of the Budget
January 23, 2023
The Honorable Stephen Owens, Chairperson
House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 546-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Owens:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2068 by House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile
Justice
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2068 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2068 would allow a court to direct a person convicted of a crime committed while on
release for a felony to serve the sentence concurrently or consecutively. Under current law, the
sentence is served consecutively. The bill would also modify how certain prior convictions are
counted for special sentencing rules related to possession of a controlled substance.
The Kansas Sentencing Commission states enactment of the bill would have an effect on
prison admissions and beds; however, the Commission cannot provide an estimate of what that
effect would be. The Department of Corrections and the Office of Judicial Administration indicate
enactment of the bill would not have a significant fiscal effect. Any fiscal effect associated with
HB 2068 is not reflected in The FY 2024 Governor’s Budget Report.
Sincerely,
Adam Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Scott Schultz, Sentencing Commission
Randy Bowman, Department of Corrections
Vicki Jacobsen, Judiciary