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
February 15, 2023
The Honorable Pat Proctor, Chairperson
House Committee on Elections
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 218-N
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Proctor:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2165 by House Committee on Elections
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2165 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2165 would amend and make technical changes to the Campaign Finance Act. The bill
would add a requirement that any entity expressly advocating for the nomination, election, or defeat
of a clearly identified candidate for a state or local office include a statement that contains clear and
conspicuous identifying information of the entity. The bill would extend the time frame to schedule
an investigative hearing from 30 days to 90 days for the Governmental Ethics Commission. HB 2165
would also make a technical change in campaign finance affidavit amounts.
The bill would remove the requirement that a complaint alleging a violation of KSA 46-245
must be filed within 30 days from the date the alleged violation occurred. HB 2165 would specify
that lobbyists would have to register electronically with the Secretary of State and would change the
timeframe for complying with registration or reporting requirements for individuals and lobbyists as
outlined in the bill.
The Governmental Ethics Commission states enactment of the bill would have a negligible
fiscal effect on the operations of the Commission. The Office of the Secretary of State indicates the
bill’s enactment would not have a fiscal effect on agency operations.
Sincerely,
Adam Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Jay Hall, Kansas Association of Counties
Mark Skoglund, Governmental Ethics Commission
Sandy Tompkins, Office of the Secretary of State