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
March 12, 2024
The Honorable Will Carpenter, Chairperson
House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 346-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Carpenter:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2677 by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2677 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2677 would amend the Liquor Control Act. The bill would allow cereal malt beverage
(CMB) retailers to sell wine containing not more than 16.0 percent alcohol by volume and impose
the applicable retailers’ sales tax. The bill would require the Director of Alcoholic Beverage
Control to conduct a market study of the sale of wine by CMB licensees with data ranging from
2018 to 2028. The market study would be reported to the 2029 Legislature. The bill would also
extend the Director’s oversight over CMB licensees to include the sale of wine. HB 2677 also
clarifies who could sell wine to CMB retailers.
The Department of Revenue indicates if the bill is enacted it could result in an increase in
CMB retailer licenses as well as a decrease in liquor licenses. The Department notes that there
could be decreases in liquor drink and enforcement taxes and liquor fees; however, there could be
an increase to the retailers’ sales tax. A precise fiscal effect on revenues cannot be estimated. The
Department estimates State General Fund expenditures of $3,600 in FY 2025 to revise forms and
make modifications to the agency’s website to implement the bill’s provisions. Any fiscal effect
associated with HB 2677 is not reflected in The FY 2025 Governor’s Budget Report.
Sincerely,
Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Lynn Robinson, Department of Revenue
Wendi Stark, League of Kansas Municipalities
Jay Hall, Kansas Association of Counties