SESSION OF 2023
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2184
As Recommended by House Committee on
General Government Budget
Brief*
HB 2184 would shift deposit of docket fees previously
credited to the Judicial Council Fund to the State General
Fund (SGF). Currently, the Judicial Council receives 0.99
percent of docket fees. The bill would remove statutory
provisions that direct the State Treasurer to credit 0.99
percent of revenues from docket fees to the Judicial Council
Fund.
Abolishment of Judicial Council Fund
The bill would require the Director of Accounts and
Reports (Director) to transfer all moneys in the Judicial
Council Fund to the SGF on July 1, 2023, and subsequently
abolish the fund.
Publication Fee Fund Transfer
The bill would also require the Director to transfer all
remaining and unencumbered funds from the Judicial
Council’s Publication Fee Fund to the SGF at the end of
every fiscal year.
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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
http://www.kslegislature.org Background
The bill was introduced by the House Committee on
General Government Budget at the request of Representative
Hoffman.
House Committee on General Government Budget
In the House Committee hearing on February 20, 2023,
the Executive Director of the Judicial Council provided
proponent testimony, generally stating current revenue
sources are unreliable and that the agency would soon be
unable to support the Judicial Council’s operation in carrying
out its statutory mission and duties. The Executive Director
indicated the bill would provide the agency with a sufficient
and stable funding source and allow the agency to continue
its work in improving the administration of justice in Kansas.
No other testimony was provided.
Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, as introduced, the Judicial Council
estimates revenues of $723,165 would be transferred from
the Judicial Council Fund and the Publications Fee Fund to
the SGF for FY 2024. The agency states its requested FY
2024 budget is $696,664, from all funding sources, and if the
bill is enacted, that amount would need to be funded from an
SGF appropriation.
Any fiscal effect associated with the bill is not reflected
in The FY 2024 Governor’s Budget Report.
Judicial Council; State General Fund; docket fees; publication fee fund
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