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 C. Proffitt, Director Laura Kelly, Governor
Division of the Budget
January 31, 2024
The Honorable Ken Rahjes, Chairperson
House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 112-N
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Rahjes:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2607 by House Committee on Agriculture and Natural
Resources
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2607 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2607 would amend the current Kansas Pesticide Law and Kansas Chemigation Safety
Law. The bill would enhance requirements for pesticide applicator education and safety, establish
additional categories of licensure and certification including pesticide applications of sodium
cyanide for predator control, provide mandatory training for uncertified applicators, and establish
record keeping requirements. Additionally, the bill would update provisions relating to civil and
criminal penalties for violations and require licensees and applicants to provide a certificate of
liability insurance for proof of financial responsibility that is required under current law. Finally,
the bill would eliminate the requirement of the Department of Agriculture to complete a
determination of “sufficient rehabilitation” before issuing a license or certification to an individual
that has self-reported a prior felony conviction.
The Department of Agriculture indicates the enactment of HB 2607 could increase agency
fee revenue in both FY 2025 and FY 2026 with the addition of the licensure and certification of
sodium cyanide applications; however, the Department cannot estimate a fiscal effect as it cannot
accurately determine if current commercial applicators would choose the new method. The Kansas
Department of Health and Environment indicates the enactment of HB 2607 would not have a
fiscal effect on the agency. Any fiscal effect associated with HB 2607 is not reflected in The FY
2025 Governor’s Budget Report.
Sincerely,
Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Lita Biggs, Department of Agriculture
Amy Penrod, Department of Health & Environment