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 14, 2024
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 500 by Senate Committee on Judiciary
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 500 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
SB 500 would allow a person designated as a habitual violator to apply for a restricted
license if their driving privileges have been revoked solely for driving while suspended due to the
failure to address a traffic citation. Drivers whose licenses were revoked or suspended solely for
driving while suspended, canceled, or revoked for failure to comply with a traffic citation could
submit a written request to the Division of Vehicles of the Department of Revenue for restricted
driving privileges. To be eligible for a restricted license, a person could not have been convicted
of driving while suspended more than three times or have had their license suspended for reasons
other than the failure to address a traffic citation.
The bill would add going to or returning from dropping off or picking up one or more
children from school or childcare as an allowable action under restricted driving privileges. The
Division would be required to rescind a person’s restricted driving privileges if the person is found
guilty of a violation resulting in a license suspension, revocation, or cancellation for reasons other
than failure to comply with a traffic citation. The bill would limit the assessment of reinstatement
fees to a single $100 fee instead of the $100 fee charged for each charge.
The Office of Judicial Administration states enactment of the bill could have a fiscal effect
on Judicial Branch operations because the bill’s provisions could result in individuals filing
motions seeking to waive or reduce outstanding fees, which could result in more time spent by
court employees and judges processing and deciding these cases. According to the Office, a fiscal
effect cannot be estimated until the Judicial Branch has had an opportunity to operate under the
bill’s provisions. The Office estimates enactment of the bill could result in a decrease in driver’s
license reinstatement fees, fines, and other court costs, which would affect both the State General
Fund and other state funds.
The Honorable Kellie Warren, Chairperson
Page 2—SB 500
The Department of Revenue indicates that the bill would require $1,250 from the State
General Fund in FY 2025 to implement the bill and to modify its systems. The required
programming for this bill by itself would be performed by existing staff of the Department. In
addition, if the combined effect of implementing this bill and other enacted legislation exceeds the
Department’s programming resources, or if the time for implementing the changes is too short,
additional expenditures for outside contract programmer services beyond the Department’s current
budget may be required. The Department states there could be a fiscal effect to the 29.41 percent
of the $100 reinstatement feet that is credited to the Division of Vehicles Operating Fund; however,
the Department cannot estimate what that effect would be. Any fiscal effect associated with SB
500 is not reflected in The FY 2025 Governor’s Budget Report.
The League of Kansas Municipalities states the bill’s enactment would not have a fiscal
effect on cities. The Kansas Association of Counties is unable to estimate a fiscal effect for
counties resulting from the enactment of the bill.
Sincerely,
Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Lynn Robinson, Department of Revenue
Trisha Morrow, Judiciary
Jay Hall, Kansas Association of Counties
Wendi Stark, League of Kansas Municipalities