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 17, 2025
The Honorable Susan Humphries, Chairperson
House Committee on Judiciary
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 582-N
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Humphries:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2403 by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2403 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2403 would specify that if a decedent’s surviving parents cannot agree on the
disposition of the decedent’s remains within 60 days of death, then the mother alone would have
first priority for a period of 30 days. If the mother does not order the final disposition of the
remains within the 30-day period, then the father would be given first priority. The bill would
allow any such parent who is incarcerated to sign a notarized statement to authorize final
disposition.
The Board of Mortuary Arts states enactment of the bill would not have a fiscal effect on
the agency. However, the Board states the bill could affect local government because county
coroners, hospitals, or funeral establishments may need to shelter the decedent’s remains in
refrigeration until the priority of the decedent’s surviving parents and the disposition of the remains
is determined.
The Office of Judicial Administration indicates enactment of the bill would not have a
fiscal effect on the Judicial Branch. Any fiscal effect associated with HB 2403 is not reflected in
The FY 2026 Governor’s Budget Report.
Sincerely,
Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Trisha Morrow, Judiciary
J.W. Carey, Board of Mortuary Arts