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 3, 2025
The Honorable Tom Kessler, Chairperson
House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 346-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Kessler:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2150 by Representative Xu
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2150 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2150 would create an Advisory Commission on Asian-American Pacific Islander
Affairs. The seven-member commission, appointed by Legislative leadership and the Governor,
would be responsible for raising public awareness, coordinating with stakeholders, and advocating
for issues that affect Asian-American and Pacific Islander Kansans. No more than four members
would be of the same political party. Each congressional district would be represented on the
Commission by at least one member and the remainder would represent the state at-large.
Estimated State Fiscal Effect
FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Expenditures
State General Fund -- $176,920 $182,228
Fee Fund(s) -- -- --
Federal Fund -- -- --
Total Expenditures -- $176,920 $182,228
Revenues
State General Fund -- -- --
Fee Fund(s) -- -- --
Federal Fund -- -- --
Total Revenues -- -- --
FTE Positions -- 1.50 1.50 The Honorable Tom Kessler, Chairperson
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According to the Office of the Governor, the enactment of HB 2150 would require
expenditures totaling $176,920 in FY 2026, including 1.00 FTE Executive Director and 0.50
Administrative Secretary. Of the total expenditures, $142,520 would be for salaries and wages
(including fringe benefits) and $34,400 for other operating expenditures, including rent, travel,
communications, and office supplies. For FY 2027, the Division of the Budget estimates
expenditures would increase by approximately 3.0 percent to $182,228, all from the State General
Fund. These estimates are based upon the current budgets of the current four liaison commissions
in the Governor’s Office, which include the Hispanic and Latino American Affairs Commission,
the African American Affairs Commission, the Commission on Disability Concerns, and the
Office of Native American Affairs. Any fiscal effect associated with HB 2150 is not reflected in
The FY 2026 Governor’s Budget Report.
Sincerely,
Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Ethan Belshe, Office of the Governor