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 16, 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 2260 by House Committee on Transportation
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2260 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2260 would prohibit the use of electronic communication devices as detailed in the bill
while operating a motor vehicle. The bill would make related definitions, provide exceptions, and
specify penalties for violations.
The Office of Judicial Administration states enactment of HB 2260 could increase the
number of cases filed in district courts because it creates a new crime of use of an electronic
communications device while operating a motor vehicle. This could result in more time spent by
judicial and nonjudicial personnel processing, researching, and hearing these cases. The Office
estimates enactment of the bill could result in the collection of docket fees and fines assessed in
those cases filed under the bill’s provisions, which would be deposited to the State General Fund.
The bill would not affect other revenues to the Judicial Branch. However, a fiscal effect cannot
be estimated. The Kansas Sentencing Commission states that enactment of the bill could increase
prison admissions and prison beds, as well as the workload of the Commission, but a total fiscal
effect could not be estimated.
According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, the agency’s Traffic Records
Enhancement Fund receives 2.23 percent of all district court fines, penalties, and forfeitures and
the Seat Belt Safety Fund receives 2.2 percent of all district court fines, penalties, and forfeitures.
The agency states that passage of HB 2260 would likely increase the amount of fines collected by
adding a new traffic infraction and criminal penalties which would then increase revenues into the
funds. The agency is unable to provide a precise estimate on the increased revenues as it is The Honorable Shannon Francis, Chairperson
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unknown how many individuals would be cited or convicted if the bill was enacted but believes
any increase in revenue to the two funds would be negligible. The Kansas Highway Patrol states
that enactment of the bill would not result in a fiscal effect for the agency. Any fiscal effect
associated with HB 2260 is not reflected in The FY 2026 Governor’s Budget Report.
The League of Kansas Municipalities notes enactment of the bill is anticipated to have a
negligible effect on cities. The Kansas Association of Counties states enactment of the bill could
result in additional ticketing and prosecutions for violations, but a total fiscal effect could not be
estimated.
Sincerely,
Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Sherry Macke, Kansas Highway Patrol
Trisha Morrow, Judiciary
Scott Schultz, Kansas Sentencing Commission
Jay Hall, Kansas Association of Counties
Wendi Stark, League of Kansas Municipalities
Brendan Yorkey, Department of Transportation