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
March 7, 2025
The Honorable Shannon Francis, Chairperson
House Committee on Transportation
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 582-N
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Francis:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2200 by House Committee on Transportation
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2200 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2200 would create a traffic infraction for leaving a firearm in an unattended vehicle
unless it is securely stored. The traffic infraction would be punishable with a fine of up to $100.
The bill would specify that a handgun must be stored in a locked, hard-sided container, placed out
of plain view, and securely stored in either a locked vehicle, a locked trunk of a locked vehicle, a
locked truck-camper, or a locked recreational vehicle. The bill would provide that a firearm that
is not a handgun must also be stored in a locked hard-sided or soft-sided container with a tamper-
resistant mechanical lock or other safety device properly engaged to render the weapon inoperable
while stored in the container, and that the container must be placed in one of the same locations
required for a handgun container.
The bill would apply to any unattended vehicle on a highway, public property, private
property open to the public, or a parking lot or facility. However, it would not apply to firearms
with a matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition system manufactured before
1898, or to certain firearms used for agricultural purposes, a person who holds a hunting license
engaged in lawful hunting, a person engaged in the instruction of a hunter education course, active
members of the U.S. Armed Forces while on active duty, or by law enforcement officers. It would
also exempt individuals who report a firearm lost or stolen within 48 hours from any penalties.
The bill would require the Office of the Attorney General, in coordination with the Kansas
Highway Patrol, to create and conduct an educational campaign on the secure storage of firearms
in vehicles. Licensed firearms dealers would be required to post notices on their premises The Honorable Shannon Francis, Chairperson
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informing customers about the unlawful storage of firearms in unattended vehicles. The bill would
take effect on July 1, 2025.
The Judiciary indicates that the bill has the potential to increase the number of cases filed
in district courts. This may increase agency operating expenditures due to the additional time spent
by district court judicial and nonjudicial personnel in processing, researching, and hearing cases.
However, the Judiciary is unable to calculate a precise estimate of this effect. The bill has the
potential to increase the collection of docket fees and fines which are deposited in the State General
Fund; however, the amount of additional collections is unknown.
The Office of the Attorney General indicates that creation of the required educational
materials could be accomplished with existing resources; however, enactment of the bill could
result in litigation challenging its constitutionality. The Attorney General estimates that the cost
to defend against these legal challenges could exceed $1.0 million per fiscal year; however, a
precise estimate of this fiscal effect was unable to be calculated. The Highway Patrol indicates
that enactment of the bill would have no fiscal effect on its operations. Any fiscal effect associated
with HB 2200 is not reflected in The FY 2026 Governor’s Budget Report.
The League of Kansas Municipalities indicates that enactment of the bill has the potential
to increase city government expenditures on the training of law enforcement officers. The Kansas
Association of Counties indicates that the bill would have an unknown fiscal effect on counties.
Sincerely,
Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Sherry Macke, Kansas Highway Patrol
Matt Bingesser, Office of the Attorney General
Trisha Morrow, Judiciary
Jay Hall, Kansas Association of Counties
Wendi Stark, League of Kansas Municipalities