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 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 2166 by House Committee on Elections
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2166 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2166 would expand the election crime of corrupt political advertising to be consistent
with the Campaign Finance Act and clarify the scope of its application. The bill would expand the
election crime of corrupt political advertising to include telephonic communication, electronic
communications, and printed communications.
The Kansas Secretary of State indicates it would use existing resources to provide training
and update manuals for county election officials; update the agency’s website, public documents,
and information; and work with county attorneys, law enforcement officials, media, political
parties, candidates, and the public to ensure knowledge of the updated definition of the crime of
corrupt political advertising. The Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission states that enactment
of HB 2166 would have no fiscal effect. Any fiscal effect associated with HB 2166 is not reflected
in The FY 2024 Governor’s Budget Report.
Sincerely,
Adam Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Sandy Tompkins, Office of the Secretary of State
Mark Skoglund, Governmental Ethics Commission