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
February 1, 2023
The Honorable Mike Petersen, Chairperson
Senate Committee on Transportation
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 546-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Senator Petersen:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for SB 106 by Senate Committee on Transportation
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 106 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
SB 106 would create the class A nonperson misdemeanor crime of knowingly or
intentionally manufacturing, importing, distributing, selling, offering for sale, installing, or
reinstalling a supplemental restraint system component that is counterfeit, does not meet federal
guidelines, or is non-functional.
The Office of Judicial Administration indicates enactment of the bill could increase the
number of cases filed in district court because it creates a new crime. This would increase the time
spent by district court judicial and nonjudicial personnel in processing, researching, and hearing
cases. Since the crime carries a misdemeanor penalty, there could also be more supervision of
offenders required by court services officers. Enactment of the bill could also result in the
collection of supervision fees, docket fees, and fines in cases filed under the provisions of the bill.
However, a fiscal effect cannot be determined because the number of additional cases cannot be
estimated.
The Department of Transportation indicates enactment of the bill would increase revenue
to the Traffic Records Enhancement Fund and the Seat Belt Safety Fund from fines collected under
the new infraction. However, any increase is expected to be negligible. Any fiscal effect
associated with SB 106 is not reflected in The FY 2024 Governor’s Budget Report.
Sincerely,
Adam Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Vicki Jacobsen, Judiciary
Brendan Yorkey, Department of Transportation