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 31, 2023
The Honorable Shannon Francis, Chairperson
House Committee on Transportation
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 582-N
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Francis:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2146 by House Committee on Transportation
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2146 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2146 would amend current law regarding exceeding the maximum speed limit when
the infraction is 31 miles per hour or more over the posted speed limit. The bill would increase
the minimum fine for the infraction from $195 to $500 and would increase the dollar amount
assigned to speeding in excess of 30 miles per hour from $15 to $20. HB 2146 would also add a
provision that for a second violation of operating a vehicle in excess of 30 miles per hour within
five years after a prior conviction, that upon conviction the fine would be $750, plus $25 for each
mile per hour over 30 miles per hour. For a third and each subsequent conviction for operating a
vehicle at a speed in excess of 30 miles per hour within five years of two or more prior convictions,
that upon conviction the fine would be $1,000, plus $30 for each mile hour per hour over 30 miles
per hour.
The Office of Judicial Administration states enactment of HB 2146 would not have a fiscal
effect on the operations of the Judicial Branch. The Office indicates the bill’s enactment could
result in the collection of docket fees and fines in those cases filed under the bill’s provisions,
which would be credited to the State General Fund and other state funds.
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) indicates the agency’s Traffic Records
Enhancement Fund currently receives 2.23 percent of all district court fines, penalties, and
forfeitures, while the agency’s Seat Belt Safety Fund receives 2.2 percent. KDOT estimates
enactment of the bill could increase the number of fines collected by amending a traffic infraction,
which would increase revenues to both funds; however, KDOT is unable to estimate a fiscal effect The Honorable Shannon Francis, Chairperson
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because the it is unknown how many citations would be issued. KDOT estimates that any increase
in revenue to both funds would be negligible. Any fiscal effect associated with HB 2146 is not
reflected in The FY 2024 Governor’s Budget Report.
Sincerely,
Adam Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Vicki Jacobsen, Judiciary
Lynn Robinson, Department of Revenue
Brendan Yorkey, Department of Transportation