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 27, 2023
The Honorable Kellie Warren, Chairperson
Senate Committee on Judiciary
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 346-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Senator Warren:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for SB 187 by Senator Haley
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 187 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
SB 187 would amend laws relating to wrongful conviction and imprisonment. A claimant
would be entitled to receive interest on the damages from the date the suit for the claim was filed
at a rate provided for interest on judgments in KSA 16-204. When a judgment has been entered,
the Attorney General would seek to recover damages for the state of Kansas for the benefit of the
State General Fund from any person who knowingly contributed to the wrongful conviction and
imprisonment of a claimant. The Attorney General would prosecute ouster and criminal
proceedings as the evidence in the case warrants.
The Office of the Attorney General states that the bill would require $143,914 from the
State General Fund in FY 2024 to administer the prejudgment interest provision and the
requirements to attempt to collect damages in certain cases. Of that amount, $129,385 would be
for salaries and wages for 1.00 Attorney FTE position and $14,529 would be for operating
expenditures.
The Judicial Branch indicates that the bill could have a negligible effect on its expenditures
and revenues, which could be absorbed within existing resources. Any fiscal effect associated
with SB 187 is not reflected in The FY 2024 Governor’s Budget Report.
The Honorable Kellie Warren, Chairperson
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The League of Kansas Municipalities and the Kansas Association of Counties both state
that the bill would not have a fiscal effect.
Sincerely,
Adam Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: John Milburn, Office of the Attorney General
Vicki Jacobsen, Judiciary
Jay Hall, Kansas Association of Counties
Wendi Stark, League of Kansas Municipalities