SESSION OF 2024
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON SENATE BILL NO. 493
As Recommended by Senate Committee on
Judiciary
Brief*
SB 493 would amend law concerning ignition interlock
devices (IIDs) to require manufacturers of such devices to
pay fees to the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) for
administration, oversight, and monitoring of the IID program.
The bill would also establish the IID Fee Program Fund
(Fund).
Fees
The bill would require IID manufacturers, on and after
July 1, 2024, to pay a one-time fee of $10 for each IID
installed in the state with payment remitted monthly. The bill
would also require a $5 monthly fee for each IID in use and
maintained by the manufacturer, except when the IID is
installed for and used by a person eligible for reduced IID
program costs as determined by the Division of Vehicles
(Division), Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR).
Fund
The bill would establish the Fund in the State Treasury,
to be administered by the Superintendent of the KHP. All fees
received by the Superintendent pursuant to the provisions of
the bill would be be remitted to the State Treasurer and
credited to the Fund. The fees deposited into this Fund could
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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
http://www.kslegislature.org be used only for the purpose of funding the administration,
oversight, and monitoring of the IID program.
The bill would also make a technical amendment to
remove an expired date in continuing law.
Background
The bill was introduced by the Senate Committee on
Judiciary at the request of a representative of the KHP.
Senate Committee on Judiciary
In the Senate Committee hearing, a representative of
KHP testified as a proponent of the bill, stating the bill is
necessary to clarify in statute that manufacturers are required
to pay fees for administration of the IID program because
according to an opinion of the Attorney General, the agency is
unable to require such fees through administrative rule and
regulation.
Written-only proponent testimony was provided by a
representative of the Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police,
Kansas Peace Officers Association, and Kansas Sheriffs
Association.
No other testimony was provided.
Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, KHP estimates enactment of the bill
would increase agency fee revenues by $640,950 in both FY
2025 and FY 2026. The agency indicates the bill would
support the addition of 6.0 new FTE positions required to
oversee the installation and usage of IIDs in Kansas. This
would include 1.0 FTE supervisor position, 1.0 FTE vendor
compliance position, 2.0 FTE administrator positions, and 2.0
2- 493 FTE offender reviewer positions. These positions would be
funded by the fees established in the bill, increasing agency
expenditures by $543,420 in both FY 2025 and FY 2026.
According to the agency, there are 9,581 active IIDs in
Kansas, and 6,609 were installed in calendar year 2023. KHP
is required to oversee approximately 350 service centers to
ensure compliance, resolve customer disputes related to IIDs,
and certify approximately 500 service technicians to provide
proper installation of the devices.
Any fiscal effect associated with enactment of the bill is
not reflected in The FY 2025 Governor’s Budget Report.
Ignition interlock devices; Kansas Highway Patrol; Ignition Interlock Program; Ignition
Interlock Device Program Fee Fund
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