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 24, 2025
The Honorable Pat Proctor, Chairperson
House Committee on Elections
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 218-N
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Proctor:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2143 by House Committee on Elections
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2143 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2143 would require the Secretary of State to enter into agreements with one or more
credit rating agencies for the release of information, including names, addresses, phone numbers,
social security numbers, date of birth, and alien registration numbers, held by a credit rating agency
concerning residents of this state. The Secretary of State would use the information to verify the
United States citizenship of persons registered to vote in the state. The bill would direct the
Secretary to notify county election officers of names of any noncitizens registered to vote and
direct to the county election officers to remove such person from the voter registration rolls. The
county election officer would subsequently notify the voter that they may be reinstated by
providing proof of the voter’s United States citizenship.
The Secretary of State is unable to determine the fiscal effect of contracting with a credit
rating agency for information required in HB 2143. The agency has contacted credit rating
agencies and assumes the credit rating agencies would charge a fee. The agency is unable to
estimate a fee structure that could be charged by the credit rating agencies. The Secretary of State
indicates it would use existing resources to update training materials for local election officials
regarding the provisions of HB 2143. Any fiscal effect associated with HB 2143 is not reflected
in The FY 2026 Governor’s Budget Report.
The Honorable Pat Proctor, Chairperson
Page 2—HB 2143
The Kansas Association of Counties states HB 2143 would not have a fiscal effect on
counties.
Sincerely,
Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Sandy Tompkins, Office of the Secretary of State
Jay Hall, Kansas Association of Counties