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 February 6, 2024 The Honorable Stephen Owens, Chairperson House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice 300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 546-S Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Representative Owens: SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2630 by House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2630 is respectfully submitted to your committee. HB 2630 would establish that in criminal proceedings where a defendant is accused of a domestic violence offense, evidence of any previous domestic violence offense committed by the defendant is admissible. The Sentencing Commission indicates that the bill has the potential to increase the number of adult prison beds needed, but an exact estimate of this effect cannot be determined. The Department of Corrections indicates that the bill may increase agency operating expenditures by a negligible amount, which would be accommodated within existing resources. The Judiciary indicates that the bill would have no fiscal effect on its operations. Any fiscal effect associated with HB 2630 is not reflected in The FY 2025 Governor’s Budget Report. Sincerely, Adam C. Proffitt Director of the Budget cc: Trisha Morrow, Judiciary Jennifer King, Department of Corrections Scott Schultz, Kansas Sentencing Commission